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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 167865" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">How about memorial for secularist martyrs? </span></strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Gurpreet Singh - South Asia Post - July 15, 2012</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Not only has the political environment of Punjab, India heated up ever since the ruling Akali Dal and the Sikh hardliners started raising a demand for monument in memory of those who died fighting against the Indian army during the Operation Bluestar. It has also stirred a heated debate within the Indian Diaspora in Vancouver.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The army operation was launched in June, 1984 to flush out the religious militants who had fortified the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. The operation left many people dead and the buildings inside the shrine damaged, sparking angry protests across the world. The Indian Consulate office in Vancouver was vandalized. As a result of this operation, the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. This was followed by anti Sikh pogrom in different parts of India by the goons belonging to Indira Gandhi's Congress party. These ugly events culminated into the Air India bombings in 1985. The terrorist attack was blamed on the Canada based Sikh separatists.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">A campaign in support of the militants who died during the Operation Bluestar is gaining momentum both in India and Vancouver. The issue is being hotly debated on Punjabi radio stations. Ironically, the Sikh dominated Akali Dal which is now governing Punjab in alliance with the Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) supports the idea, whereas the BJP is advocating for a monument in memory of the Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting against the militants. Obviously, this has sent conflicting signals to everyone. Although the two parties claim to represent the "Hindu-Sikh unity", practically speaking the Akali Dal - BJP combine is trying to please both the Hindu and Sikh fundamentalists who have been feeding on each other since early 1980s when the Hindu - Sikh hostilities grew with Sikh militants threatening Hindu minority in Punjab and Hindu extremists targeting Sikh minority in other provinces of India.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Both the foreign powers including the Pakistani spy agency ISI and the opportunistic Indian leadership tried to gain advantage of the situation by resorting to "Divide and Rule" politics. Not to be left behind the so called secularist Congress party tried to give legitimacy to the Sikh fundamentalists to weaken the Akali Dal and at the same time tried to capitalize anti Sikh sentiments outside Punjab. The Hindus started migrating to other provinces while the Sikhs started migrating to Punjab from other states. This had suited the ISI who wanted Khalistan, a theocratic Sikh state to be carved out of Punjab. Some believe it was a part of its game plan to create a buffer state between India and Pakistan for strategic reasons as it would have weaken India's position on Kashmir. </span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">In the meantime, those representing the civil society in Punjab came up with a much more progressive idea of building a monument in memory of all the Punjabis killed during the bloody conflict for a theocratic Sikh homeland to bring a dignified closure. But the mainstream media in Punjab and the Vancouver based Punjabi radio stations largely ignored this idea and the debate mainly revolved around angry reactions coming from the Sikh and Hindu leaders. Thus, a polarization of Hindus and Sikhs has once again become visible. </span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Sensibilities demand that a monument which would be more acceptable to everyone should be raised by the government of the day. Though it seems to be unrealistic with two theocratic parties being in power, it can still be considered to ensure communal harmony and peace. There were many unsung humanists and secularist activists who laid their lives while opposing both Hindu and Sikh fundamentalists during the conflict. They sincerely tried to avert sectarian violence by offering protection to the Hindus from the Sikh extremists and innocent Sikhs from the Hindu chauvinists outside Punjab. Among them were nearly 300 communists who were killed by the Sikh separatists in Punjab. They included Darshan Singh Canadian who spent ten years in Canada and then retuned to India to become a towering Communist leader. He was gunned down in 1986 by the pro Khalistan extremists. Likewise,it is pertinent to mention here that a Communist government in West Bengal state had resolutely protected the Sikhs from the mobs during the anti Sikh pogrom. </span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">If Punjab needs a memorial it needs to be dedicated to these true defenders of secularism and people's unity and not the forces inimical to peace and harmony. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong> </strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.southasiapost.org/world.htm#4" target="_blank">http://www.southasiapost.org/world.htm#4</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 167865, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]How about memorial for secularist martyrs? [/SIZE][/B] Gurpreet Singh - South Asia Post - July 15, 2012 Not only has the political environment of Punjab, India heated up ever since the ruling Akali Dal and the Sikh hardliners started raising a demand for monument in memory of those who died fighting against the Indian army during the Operation Bluestar. It has also stirred a heated debate within the Indian Diaspora in Vancouver. The army operation was launched in June, 1984 to flush out the religious militants who had fortified the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. The operation left many people dead and the buildings inside the shrine damaged, sparking angry protests across the world. The Indian Consulate office in Vancouver was vandalized. As a result of this operation, the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. This was followed by anti Sikh pogrom in different parts of India by the goons belonging to Indira Gandhi's Congress party. These ugly events culminated into the Air India bombings in 1985. The terrorist attack was blamed on the Canada based Sikh separatists. A campaign in support of the militants who died during the Operation Bluestar is gaining momentum both in India and Vancouver. The issue is being hotly debated on Punjabi radio stations. Ironically, the Sikh dominated Akali Dal which is now governing Punjab in alliance with the Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) supports the idea, whereas the BJP is advocating for a monument in memory of the Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting against the militants. Obviously, this has sent conflicting signals to everyone. Although the two parties claim to represent the "Hindu-Sikh unity", practically speaking the Akali Dal - BJP combine is trying to please both the Hindu and Sikh fundamentalists who have been feeding on each other since early 1980s when the Hindu - Sikh hostilities grew with Sikh militants threatening Hindu minority in Punjab and Hindu extremists targeting Sikh minority in other provinces of India. Both the foreign powers including the Pakistani spy agency ISI and the opportunistic Indian leadership tried to gain advantage of the situation by resorting to "Divide and Rule" politics. Not to be left behind the so called secularist Congress party tried to give legitimacy to the Sikh fundamentalists to weaken the Akali Dal and at the same time tried to capitalize anti Sikh sentiments outside Punjab. The Hindus started migrating to other provinces while the Sikhs started migrating to Punjab from other states. This had suited the ISI who wanted Khalistan, a theocratic Sikh state to be carved out of Punjab. Some believe it was a part of its game plan to create a buffer state between India and Pakistan for strategic reasons as it would have weaken India's position on Kashmir. In the meantime, those representing the civil society in Punjab came up with a much more progressive idea of building a monument in memory of all the Punjabis killed during the bloody conflict for a theocratic Sikh homeland to bring a dignified closure. But the mainstream media in Punjab and the Vancouver based Punjabi radio stations largely ignored this idea and the debate mainly revolved around angry reactions coming from the Sikh and Hindu leaders. Thus, a polarization of Hindus and Sikhs has once again become visible. Sensibilities demand that a monument which would be more acceptable to everyone should be raised by the government of the day. Though it seems to be unrealistic with two theocratic parties being in power, it can still be considered to ensure communal harmony and peace. There were many unsung humanists and secularist activists who laid their lives while opposing both Hindu and Sikh fundamentalists during the conflict. They sincerely tried to avert sectarian violence by offering protection to the Hindus from the Sikh extremists and innocent Sikhs from the Hindu chauvinists outside Punjab. Among them were nearly 300 communists who were killed by the Sikh separatists in Punjab. They included Darshan Singh Canadian who spent ten years in Canada and then retuned to India to become a towering Communist leader. He was gunned down in 1986 by the pro Khalistan extremists. Likewise,it is pertinent to mention here that a Communist government in West Bengal state had resolutely protected the Sikhs from the mobs during the anti Sikh pogrom. If Punjab needs a memorial it needs to be dedicated to these true defenders of secularism and people's unity and not the forces inimical to peace and harmony. [B] source:[/B] [url]http://www.southasiapost.org/world.htm#4[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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