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Pahre (74-78)
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Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Chhant (924-929)
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Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 128551" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Hideously diverse Britain: What makes a Sikh join the far right?</strong></p><p></p><p> It's hard not to raise an eyebrow . . .</p><p> </p><p></p><p> Because there is one born every minute, and remembering even numbskulls are free to do what they like, it is as well not to be too easily shocked. But still one looks at Rajinder Singh, the useful idiot who implores non-whites to join the BNP, and more recently Guramit Singh, who does the same mucky job for the English Defence League, and it's hard not to raise an eyebrow. Both minorities. Both Sikh. How to explain?</p><p>I take tea and cake with Bhupinder Singh, who tells me he launched the first Sikh information website in 1994, and gently mocks my incredulity. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> The first thing to understand, he says, is that those two are two sausages short of a fry-up. "Most people I know are embarrassed by them. We know the BNP is against all immigrant communities of colour. And we know about the EDL. For either to be part of that, it's laughable really."</p><p></p><p></p><p>So what's the draw in both cases? Both say they want to fight Muslim "extremism". Risible, says Bhupinder. But that's not to say, he adds, that there isn't stuff there to be exploited. We are all different. But we are all the same. So who gets what? Tricky.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"There is a lot of history in there, going all the way back to the partition of India in 1947. But even here and now, there is an impression many have that Muslims benefit from favouritism. Look at the London Central Mosque in Regent's Park. Who else has a place of worship in a royal park?"</p><p></p><p></p><p>There's harmony day to day, he says; the odd flare up is inevitable, but also a general unease that the playing field isn't always level. "Look at all these places serving up halal," he says. "Sikhs can't eat halal. Every time a KFC or a Subway goes halal, that's one more place that we can't eat."</p><p></p><p></p><p>It's uncomfortable to hear some of this, but he doesn't strike me as a bigot. Rather, he seems a small "c" conservative. "We have issues sometimes; with turbans and with bangles. But at the end of the day, I just don't think any community should be allowed to change Britain," he says, dismantling his muffin. "It's fine as it is." Whoever says that these days?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jun/15/what-makes-sikh-join-far-right" target="_blank">Hideously diverse Britain | What makes a Sikh join the far right? | UK news | The Guardian</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 128551, member: 35"] [B]Hideously diverse Britain: What makes a Sikh join the far right?[/B] It's hard not to raise an eyebrow . . . Because there is one born every minute, and remembering even numbskulls are free to do what they like, it is as well not to be too easily shocked. But still one looks at Rajinder Singh, the useful idiot who implores non-whites to join the BNP, and more recently Guramit Singh, who does the same mucky job for the English Defence League, and it's hard not to raise an eyebrow. Both minorities. Both Sikh. How to explain? I take tea and cake with Bhupinder Singh, who tells me he launched the first Sikh information website in 1994, and gently mocks my incredulity. The first thing to understand, he says, is that those two are two sausages short of a fry-up. "Most people I know are embarrassed by them. We know the BNP is against all immigrant communities of colour. And we know about the EDL. For either to be part of that, it's laughable really." So what's the draw in both cases? Both say they want to fight Muslim "extremism". Risible, says Bhupinder. But that's not to say, he adds, that there isn't stuff there to be exploited. We are all different. But we are all the same. So who gets what? Tricky. "There is a lot of history in there, going all the way back to the partition of India in 1947. But even here and now, there is an impression many have that Muslims benefit from favouritism. Look at the London Central Mosque in Regent's Park. Who else has a place of worship in a royal park?" There's harmony day to day, he says; the odd flare up is inevitable, but also a general unease that the playing field isn't always level. "Look at all these places serving up halal," he says. "Sikhs can't eat halal. Every time a KFC or a Subway goes halal, that's one more place that we can't eat." It's uncomfortable to hear some of this, but he doesn't strike me as a bigot. Rather, he seems a small "c" conservative. "We have issues sometimes; with turbans and with bangles. But at the end of the day, I just don't think any community should be allowed to change Britain," he says, dismantling his muffin. "It's fine as it is." Whoever says that these days? [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jun/15/what-makes-sikh-join-far-right]Hideously diverse Britain | What makes a Sikh join the far right? | UK news | The Guardian[/url] [/QUOTE]
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