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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 139386" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Growing up with New Delhi</p><p>Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times</p><p>New Delhi, December 31, 2010</p><p></p><p>I am almost as old as the city I have lived in for most of my life. When I came to live in Delhi I was barely five years old and there was no New Delhi. I recall there were herds of deer, Nilgais and wild boars to be seen in what is now Sunder Nagar, Kalindi Colony and Maharani Bagh. I</p><p>related stories</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>saw the new city go up day by day as my father Sobha Singh got contracts to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. Most of the contractors were Sikhs and lived on Jantar Mantar Road.</p><p></p><p>A railway along what is now Sansad Marg was called Imperial Delhi Railway. It brought stones and sand from Badarpur to what is now Connaught Circus. We often got free rides on the I.D.R.</p><p></p><p>As New Delhi began to grow it began to change its flora and fauna. Keekars, Neem and Pipal gave way to Jamun, Sausage Trees (Kigelia), Gulmohar, Banyan and other exotic trees were brought from Africa to line the wide avenues. Vultures disappeared. Soon after so did Sparrows. Many varieties became scarce.</p><p></p><p>During monsoon we heard frogs croaking all night and fire flies flitting about in bushes. Now we have no frogs or fire flies. We heard the wailing of Jackals at night and Choukidars calling Khabardar ho. They too have been silenced.</p><p></p><p>Living in New Delhi was gracious till the influx of Hindu and Sigh refugees from Pakistan flooded the city.</p><p></p><p>Muslims who had formed 40% of the population fled to Pakistan. New colonies came up and New Delhi's population trebled or quadrupled. New Delhi I knew like the back of my hand has become an alien city in which I have lost my way.</p><p></p><p>My father had many interesting tales about the building of New Delhi. When King George and Queen Mary came to India in 1911 and announced the decision to shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi they laid two foundation stone in what is known as Kingsway Camp, where Delhi University is now.</p><p></p><p>After World War I ended a team of specialists came from London and examined the site. They were of the opinion that Kingsway was not a suitable place to build the city.</p><p></p><p>They spent a few days riding around the countryside and decided that Raisina hill would be the best place to build the Viceroy's palace, the Secretariat and Parliament House.</p><p></p><p>My father got his first job as a contractor to shift the foundation stones from Kingsway to Raisina.</p><p></p><p>He hired a bullock cart, pulled out stones and rode on a bicycle alongside the cart and planted the stones at the base of Raisina hill.</p><p></p><p>The operation was done in the dark so that superstitious people would not take it as on ill omen. For this job he was paid the princely sum of Rupees Sixteen.</p><p></p><p>When tenders were called for, he got the contract to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. He built himself a house, which he named Baikunth (paradise).</p><p></p><p>He later sold the house to the Kerala government and built himself another house on 1 Janpath and gave it the name Baikunth. It is today the Hungarian government's information office. He spent his last years in a cottage attached to the new Baikunth.I am almost as old as the city I have lived in for most of my life. When I came to live in Delhi I was barely five years old and there was no New Delhi.</p><p></p><p>I recall there were herds of deer, Nilgais and wild boars to be seen in what is now Sunder Nagar, Kalindi Colony and Maharani Bagh.</p><p></p><p>I saw the new city go up day by day as my father Sobha Singh got contracts to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. Most of the contractors were Sikhs and lived on Jantar Mantar Road.</p><p></p><p>A railway along what is now Sansad Marg was called Imperial Delhi Railway. It brought stones and sand from Badarpur to what is now Connaught Circus. We often got free rides on the I.D.R.</p><p></p><p>As New Delhi began to grow it began to change its flora and fauna. Keekars, Neem and Pipal gave way to Jamun, Sausage Trees (Kigelia), Gulmohar, Banyan and other exotic trees were brought from Africa to line the wide avenues. Vultures disappeared. Soon after so did Sparrows. Many varieties became scarce.</p><p></p><p>During monsoon we heard frogs croaking all night and fire flies flitting about in bushes. Now we have no frogs or fire flies. We heard the wailing of Jackals at night and Choukidars calling Khabardar ho. They too have been silenced.</p><p></p><p>Living in New Delhi was gracious till the influx of Hindu and Sigh refugees from Pakistan flooded the city.</p><p></p><p>Muslims who had formed 40% of the population fled to Pakistan. New colonies came up and New Delhi's population trebled or quadrupled. New Delhi I knew like the back of my hand has become an alien city in which I have lost my way.</p><p></p><p>My father had many interesting tales about the building of New Delhi. When King George and Queen Mary came to India in 1911 and announced the decision to shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi they laid two foundation stone in what is known as Kingsway Camp, where Delhi University is now.</p><p></p><p>After World War I ended a team of specialists came from London and examined the site. They were of the opinion that Kingsway was not a suitable place to build the city.</p><p></p><p>They spent a few days riding around the countryside and decided that Raisina hill would be the best place to build the Viceroy's palace, the Secretariat and Parliament House.</p><p></p><p>My father got his first job as a contractor to shift the foundation stones from Kingsway to Raisina.</p><p></p><p>He hired a bullock cart, pulled out stones and rode on a bicycle alongside the cart and planted the stones at the base of Raisina hill.</p><p></p><p>The operation was done in the dark so that superstitious people would not take it as on ill omen. For this job he was paid the princely sum of Rupees Sixteen.</p><p></p><p>When tenders were called for, he got the contract to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. He built himself a house, which he named Baikunth (paradise).</p><p></p><p>He later sold the house to the Kerala government and built himself another house on 1 Janpath and gave it the name Baikunth. It is today the Hungarian government's information office. He spent his last years in a cottage attached to the new Baikunth.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Growing-up-with-New-Delhi/Article1-645089.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.hindustantimes.com/Growing-up-with-New-Delhi/Article1-645089.aspx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 139386, member: 35"] Growing up with New Delhi Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times New Delhi, December 31, 2010 I am almost as old as the city I have lived in for most of my life. When I came to live in Delhi I was barely five years old and there was no New Delhi. I recall there were herds of deer, Nilgais and wild boars to be seen in what is now Sunder Nagar, Kalindi Colony and Maharani Bagh. I related stories saw the new city go up day by day as my father Sobha Singh got contracts to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. Most of the contractors were Sikhs and lived on Jantar Mantar Road. A railway along what is now Sansad Marg was called Imperial Delhi Railway. It brought stones and sand from Badarpur to what is now Connaught Circus. We often got free rides on the I.D.R. As New Delhi began to grow it began to change its flora and fauna. Keekars, Neem and Pipal gave way to Jamun, Sausage Trees (Kigelia), Gulmohar, Banyan and other exotic trees were brought from Africa to line the wide avenues. Vultures disappeared. Soon after so did Sparrows. Many varieties became scarce. During monsoon we heard frogs croaking all night and fire flies flitting about in bushes. Now we have no frogs or fire flies. We heard the wailing of Jackals at night and Choukidars calling Khabardar ho. They too have been silenced. Living in New Delhi was gracious till the influx of Hindu and Sigh refugees from Pakistan flooded the city. Muslims who had formed 40% of the population fled to Pakistan. New colonies came up and New Delhi's population trebled or quadrupled. New Delhi I knew like the back of my hand has become an alien city in which I have lost my way. My father had many interesting tales about the building of New Delhi. When King George and Queen Mary came to India in 1911 and announced the decision to shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi they laid two foundation stone in what is known as Kingsway Camp, where Delhi University is now. After World War I ended a team of specialists came from London and examined the site. They were of the opinion that Kingsway was not a suitable place to build the city. They spent a few days riding around the countryside and decided that Raisina hill would be the best place to build the Viceroy's palace, the Secretariat and Parliament House. My father got his first job as a contractor to shift the foundation stones from Kingsway to Raisina. He hired a bullock cart, pulled out stones and rode on a bicycle alongside the cart and planted the stones at the base of Raisina hill. The operation was done in the dark so that superstitious people would not take it as on ill omen. For this job he was paid the princely sum of Rupees Sixteen. When tenders were called for, he got the contract to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. He built himself a house, which he named Baikunth (paradise). He later sold the house to the Kerala government and built himself another house on 1 Janpath and gave it the name Baikunth. It is today the Hungarian government's information office. He spent his last years in a cottage attached to the new Baikunth.I am almost as old as the city I have lived in for most of my life. When I came to live in Delhi I was barely five years old and there was no New Delhi. I recall there were herds of deer, Nilgais and wild boars to be seen in what is now Sunder Nagar, Kalindi Colony and Maharani Bagh. I saw the new city go up day by day as my father Sobha Singh got contracts to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. Most of the contractors were Sikhs and lived on Jantar Mantar Road. A railway along what is now Sansad Marg was called Imperial Delhi Railway. It brought stones and sand from Badarpur to what is now Connaught Circus. We often got free rides on the I.D.R. As New Delhi began to grow it began to change its flora and fauna. Keekars, Neem and Pipal gave way to Jamun, Sausage Trees (Kigelia), Gulmohar, Banyan and other exotic trees were brought from Africa to line the wide avenues. Vultures disappeared. Soon after so did Sparrows. Many varieties became scarce. During monsoon we heard frogs croaking all night and fire flies flitting about in bushes. Now we have no frogs or fire flies. We heard the wailing of Jackals at night and Choukidars calling Khabardar ho. They too have been silenced. Living in New Delhi was gracious till the influx of Hindu and Sigh refugees from Pakistan flooded the city. Muslims who had formed 40% of the population fled to Pakistan. New colonies came up and New Delhi's population trebled or quadrupled. New Delhi I knew like the back of my hand has become an alien city in which I have lost my way. My father had many interesting tales about the building of New Delhi. When King George and Queen Mary came to India in 1911 and announced the decision to shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi they laid two foundation stone in what is known as Kingsway Camp, where Delhi University is now. After World War I ended a team of specialists came from London and examined the site. They were of the opinion that Kingsway was not a suitable place to build the city. They spent a few days riding around the countryside and decided that Raisina hill would be the best place to build the Viceroy's palace, the Secretariat and Parliament House. My father got his first job as a contractor to shift the foundation stones from Kingsway to Raisina. He hired a bullock cart, pulled out stones and rode on a bicycle alongside the cart and planted the stones at the base of Raisina hill. The operation was done in the dark so that superstitious people would not take it as on ill omen. For this job he was paid the princely sum of Rupees Sixteen. When tenders were called for, he got the contract to build the South Block, India Gate and much else. He built himself a house, which he named Baikunth (paradise). He later sold the house to the Kerala government and built himself another house on 1 Janpath and gave it the name Baikunth. It is today the Hungarian government's information office. He spent his last years in a cottage attached to the new Baikunth. [url]http://www.hindustantimes.com/Growing-up-with-New-Delhi/Article1-645089.aspx[/url] [/QUOTE]
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