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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="Neutral Singh" data-source="post: 7165" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>Courtesy: Singapore Press Holdings Ltd</p><p><a href="http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,83502,00.html?" target="_blank">http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,83502,00.html?</a> </p><p>21 Feb 2005 </p><p>Her Turban Won Her Hubby</p><p>WHEN she dances the bhangra at weddings, everyone stares at her.</p><p>When she takes the bus, the MRT or goes shopping, heads turn.</p><p> </p><p>And when she met her future parents-in-law for the first time a few years ago, they were stunned.</p><p> </p><p>The reason? This bubbly American caucasian is a devout practising Sikh who wears a turban.</p><p> </p><p>Mrs Guru Jaswant Kaur Khalsa, 29, was born in Arizona to practising Sikh parents. Mrs Khalsa has been a Sikh since birth.</p><p> </p><p>She married Singaporean Rajveer Singh, also 29, in 2001 after a one-year courtship and the couple run their own yoga company, Yoga East. </p><p> </p><p>They teach yoga at studios and at their home in the Bukit Timah area.</p><p> </p><p>They met here while she was visiting a friend who introduced her to Mr Rajveer, who had then just broken up with his Punjabi girlfriend.</p><p> </p><p>INTERESTING EXPERIENCE </p><p> </p><p>For her, being a Sikh in Singapore has been an interesting experience, with many Sikhs quizzing her on why she embraced the faith and, of course, why a woman would want to wear a turban.</p><p> </p><p>Her reply: She has been wearing one since she was a child so it was normal for her.</p><p> </p><p>Her two younger unmarried sisters, aged 22 and 16, are also Sikhs and wear turbans.</p><p> </p><p>But when she arrived here in 1999, she saw that most Sikh women do not wear turbans. She has since become the focus of attention wherever she goes.</p><p> </p><p>She said: 'In the US and in Western countries, the women are more vocal.</p><p> </p><p>'For them, since men and women are equal, the women felt they, too, should wear turbans.</p><p> </p><p>'I feel more balanced and focused when I wear it.' </p><p> </p><p>Mr Rajveer said the turban is like a crown to symbolise their independence.</p><p> </p><p>Sikhs also wear the turban for practical reasons like keeping their hair neat.</p><p> </p><p>Mrs Khalsa, a graduate in creative writing from the University of New Mexico, is proud to wear the turban as a declaration of her faith. She can tie it in two minutes and did not realise that tying it in front of the mirror would get her a husband one day.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Rajveer said: 'When I saw her tying her turban so gracefully, I told myself I wanted to marry this woman.'</p><p> </p><p>They were at a yoga camp in Los Angeles in 2000, and he happened to catch her tying her turban as he passed by her room. </p><p> </p><p>He just stood there watching her.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Rajveer's parents are proud of their daughter-in-law although they were surprised when their son told them he was marrying an American Sikh.</p><p> </p><p>His mother, housewife Ranjit Kaur, 59, said: 'I always thought he would marry a Punjabi Sikh.</p><p> </p><p>'But I see how they love each other and she is respectful towards me. I am happy with her.'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neutral Singh, post: 7165, member: 2"] Courtesy: Singapore Press Holdings Ltd [url="http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,83502,00.html?"]http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,83502,00.html?[/url] 21 Feb 2005 Her Turban Won Her Hubby WHEN she dances the bhangra at weddings, everyone stares at her. When she takes the bus, the MRT or goes shopping, heads turn. And when she met her future parents-in-law for the first time a few years ago, they were stunned. The reason? This bubbly American caucasian is a devout practising Sikh who wears a turban. Mrs Guru Jaswant Kaur Khalsa, 29, was born in Arizona to practising Sikh parents. Mrs Khalsa has been a Sikh since birth. She married Singaporean Rajveer Singh, also 29, in 2001 after a one-year courtship and the couple run their own yoga company, Yoga East. They teach yoga at studios and at their home in the Bukit Timah area. They met here while she was visiting a friend who introduced her to Mr Rajveer, who had then just broken up with his Punjabi girlfriend. INTERESTING EXPERIENCE For her, being a Sikh in Singapore has been an interesting experience, with many Sikhs quizzing her on why she embraced the faith and, of course, why a woman would want to wear a turban. Her reply: She has been wearing one since she was a child so it was normal for her. Her two younger unmarried sisters, aged 22 and 16, are also Sikhs and wear turbans. But when she arrived here in 1999, she saw that most Sikh women do not wear turbans. She has since become the focus of attention wherever she goes. She said: 'In the US and in Western countries, the women are more vocal. 'For them, since men and women are equal, the women felt they, too, should wear turbans. 'I feel more balanced and focused when I wear it.' Mr Rajveer said the turban is like a crown to symbolise their independence. Sikhs also wear the turban for practical reasons like keeping their hair neat. Mrs Khalsa, a graduate in creative writing from the University of New Mexico, is proud to wear the turban as a declaration of her faith. She can tie it in two minutes and did not realise that tying it in front of the mirror would get her a husband one day. Mr Rajveer said: 'When I saw her tying her turban so gracefully, I told myself I wanted to marry this woman.' They were at a yoga camp in Los Angeles in 2000, and he happened to catch her tying her turban as he passed by her room. He just stood there watching her. Mr Rajveer's parents are proud of their daughter-in-law although they were surprised when their son told them he was marrying an American Sikh. His mother, housewife Ranjit Kaur, 59, said: 'I always thought he would marry a Punjabi Sikh. 'But I see how they love each other and she is respectful towards me. I am happy with her.' [/QUOTE]
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