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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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: 104683" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Domestic violence is 'cancer' for Indo-Canadian community</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Ajit Jain in Toronto </strong></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The murder of two Indo-Canadian women from the Lower Mainland (British Columbia) in the past two weeks -- allegedly by their husbands -- has sparked a debate in the community. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Navreet Waraich, mother of a four-month-old boy, was reportedly stabbed to death on October 29 in Surrey. According to a <em>Globe and Mail </em>report, 'her husband Jatinder was arrested and charged with second-degree murder'.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Gurjeet Kaur Ghuman, a nurse from Coquitlam, was reportedly shot in the head on October 20, while riding in a car with her estranged husband Paramjit. After allegedly shooting Ghuman, Paramjit shot himself. Reports say Gurjeet is in a serious condition in hospital. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal, an Indo-Canadian and formerly judge of the British Columbia appeal court, has reacted to the murders of Waraich and Paramjit, saying spousal abuse has become like a 'cancer' among the Indo-Canadian community.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">'Spousal violence is an issue of the community at large', he was quoted as having said. 'But it's more acute in the South Asian community'. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Liberal Member of Parliament Ujjal Dosanjh told <em>rediff.com</em>, "I have been living in British Columbia since 1968 and I thought we have kind of come out of the dark ages on violence against women. Obviously I have been proved wrong." </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">There have been quite a few cases of spousal abuse among Indo-Canadians 'and the community sadly has been in denial about the problem', Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia, said.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Violence against women is prevalent in other cultures also, Dosanjh noted. "Perhaps it is more prevalent in our culture than it might be in other sections of the society -- and we have to admit that. As long as we are in denial we won't do anything to repair it -- just as we have been in denial over the gang violence and we woke up only when over 70 young people died of bullets in the last six-seven years. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"All of us have to do our part," he continued. "Activists have to do more work. There have to be more services with the community to make people aware what their rights are. There should be a community pact�-- social pact, cultural pact -- that nobody would tolerate violence against women any more. And that anyone who finds out there's violence against any woman, will speak out and talk to the police or talk to other people who can help."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"There has to be that kind of collective understanding in the community," he added.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Nina Grewal, Conservative member of Parliament from Surrey, too said she was aware of the problem.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"It breaks my heart to hear these terrible stories in Surrey," she said. "As a woman, my heart is very close to this issue. And my thoughts, condolences and prayers go out to the families of the slain women."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">She has dealt with the issue as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Status of Women. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Grewal agreed with Dosanjh that 'there should be no tolerance to violence' and that 'we need an integrated approach from the whole community' to help prevent and deal with this problem.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"We must encourage women who are in this very difficult situation to come forward with their stories and break the cycle of violence and abuse," she added.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"We know violence against women exists and it has been one of our major concerns for three decades," said Raminder Dosanjh, who was among the founder members of the India Mahila Association in 1973. "It is very troubling to see this is happening again. It has once again sparked the debate in our community," she added.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">But why does the problem exist? "Ours is a macho culture," responded Ujjal Dosanjh. "Firstly, we celebrate males and females are undervalued. Secondly,� because you don't want to wreck families, you tolerate a level of violence around you. That has to be stop. Thirdly, when police do find that crime has been committed, they should act immediately." </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"Violence has to be confronted," he continued. "If you don't confront it one day it may kill you."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Grewal said, "Unfortunately, nothing significant has been done [in the community] to deal with [domestic] violence, gangs and drugs -- which already claimed the lives of about 100 Indo-Canadian youth in the Lower Mainland in the last decade. Family violence [too] has been continuing without serious attention."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The underlying factor of violence against women, Ramidner Dosanjh said, is the 'imbalance of power between men and women'.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"Of course, this domestic violence and spousal abuse takes different shapes in different parts of the world," she said. "In feudal societies you can find reasons for it. In major urban areas you find different reasons for it, but the underlying factor is power imbalance -- where one group can exercise control and subject the other group to this kind of treatment."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 104683, member: 884"] [COLOR=navy][SIZE=5][B]Domestic violence is 'cancer' for Indo-Canadian community[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]Ajit Jain in Toronto [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The murder of two Indo-Canadian women from the Lower Mainland (British Columbia) in the past two weeks -- allegedly by their husbands -- has sparked a debate in the community. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Navreet Waraich, mother of a four-month-old boy, was reportedly stabbed to death on October 29 in Surrey. According to a [I]Globe and Mail [/I]report, 'her husband Jatinder was arrested and charged with second-degree murder'.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Gurjeet Kaur Ghuman, a nurse from Coquitlam, was reportedly shot in the head on October 20, while riding in a car with her estranged husband Paramjit. After allegedly shooting Ghuman, Paramjit shot himself. Reports say Gurjeet is in a serious condition in hospital. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal, an Indo-Canadian and formerly judge of the British Columbia appeal court, has reacted to the murders of Waraich and Paramjit, saying spousal abuse has become like a 'cancer' among the Indo-Canadian community.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]'Spousal violence is an issue of the community at large', he was quoted as having said. 'But it's more acute in the South Asian community'. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Liberal Member of Parliament Ujjal Dosanjh told [I]rediff.com[/I], "I have been living in British Columbia since 1968 and I thought we have kind of come out of the dark ages on violence against women. Obviously I have been proved wrong." [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]There have been quite a few cases of spousal abuse among Indo-Canadians 'and the community sadly has been in denial about the problem', Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia, said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Violence against women is prevalent in other cultures also, Dosanjh noted. "Perhaps it is more prevalent in our culture than it might be in other sections of the society -- and we have to admit that. As long as we are in denial we won't do anything to repair it -- just as we have been in denial over the gang violence and we woke up only when over 70 young people died of bullets in the last six-seven years. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"All of us have to do our part," he continued. "Activists have to do more work. There have to be more services with the community to make people aware what their rights are. There should be a community pact�-- social pact, cultural pact -- that nobody would tolerate violence against women any more. And that anyone who finds out there's violence against any woman, will speak out and talk to the police or talk to other people who can help."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"There has to be that kind of collective understanding in the community," he added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Nina Grewal, Conservative member of Parliament from Surrey, too said she was aware of the problem.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"It breaks my heart to hear these terrible stories in Surrey," she said. "As a woman, my heart is very close to this issue. And my thoughts, condolences and prayers go out to the families of the slain women."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]She has dealt with the issue as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Status of Women. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Grewal agreed with Dosanjh that 'there should be no tolerance to violence' and that 'we need an integrated approach from the whole community' to help prevent and deal with this problem.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"We must encourage women who are in this very difficult situation to come forward with their stories and break the cycle of violence and abuse," she added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"We know violence against women exists and it has been one of our major concerns for three decades," said Raminder Dosanjh, who was among the founder members of the India Mahila Association in 1973. "It is very troubling to see this is happening again. It has once again sparked the debate in our community," she added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But why does the problem exist? "Ours is a macho culture," responded Ujjal Dosanjh. "Firstly, we celebrate males and females are undervalued. Secondly,� because you don't want to wreck families, you tolerate a level of violence around you. That has to be stop. Thirdly, when police do find that crime has been committed, they should act immediately." [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Violence has to be confronted," he continued. "If you don't confront it one day it may kill you."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Grewal said, "Unfortunately, nothing significant has been done [in the community] to deal with [domestic] violence, gangs and drugs -- which already claimed the lives of about 100 Indo-Canadian youth in the Lower Mainland in the last decade. Family violence [too] has been continuing without serious attention."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The underlying factor of violence against women, Ramidner Dosanjh said, is the 'imbalance of power between men and women'.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Of course, this domestic violence and spousal abuse takes different shapes in different parts of the world," she said. "In feudal societies you can find reasons for it. In major urban areas you find different reasons for it, but the underlying factor is power imbalance -- where one group can exercise control and subject the other group to this kind of treatment."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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