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Gurbani (14-53)
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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
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Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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Chhant (435-462)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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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)
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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)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 181423" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">India Rape Law: Parliament Passes Strict Sexual Violence Legislation </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>By RAVI NESSMAN - The Huffington Post - 03/21/13 09:33 AM ET EDT </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>NEW DELHI</strong> -- India's Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal December gang rape and beating of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The new law, which still requires the president's signature before it becomes official, makes stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment a crime. It also provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death. The law also makes it a crime for police officers to refuse to open cases when they receive complaints of sexual attacks.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Activists hailed the law as a milestone in India's women's rights movement, even as they raised concerns over some of its provisions as well as the country's poor record of law enforcement.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"It's a significant moment. We have taken many steps forward," said Vrinda Grover, a senior lawyer and a women's rights activist. "Much, much more needs to be done."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The bill was passed Thursday by the upper house of India's Parliament, two days after the lower house approved it.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The law was hurried through Parliament after the Dec. 16 gang rape sparked nationwide protests demanding the government do more to safeguard women.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The government set up a panel headed by a retired judge, which recommended sweeping changes to India's laws governing crimes against women. The Cabinet quickly passed an ordinance incorporating some of those suggestions, but Parliament had to pass a new law by next month or the ordinance would have expired. Many lawmakers complained that the law was being rushed through without the proper debate or opportunity for amendment.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Speaking in Parliament, Home Affairs Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the new law was the most stringent effort to curb sexual violence ever in India.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">But Ranjana Kumari, a women's activist and director of the Center for Social Research think tank, said significant problems remain, especially the government's refusal to criminalize marital rape.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">`'If bodily integrity is the issue, and consent is the issue, than certainly rape in marriage should be included," she said.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">She also criticized the 10-year maximum sentence for acid attacks as too light and said the government's decision to make 18 the age of consent was out of touch with the sexual mores of modern youth.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While she praised much of the law as a `'huge victory," Kumari worried that an insensitive police force and overburdened judiciary could make it difficult to enforce.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">`'The implementation remains the larger challenge," she said.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The law's passage came less than a week after police said a Swiss tourist was gang-raped in central India.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Grover said the law sent an important signal that India will no longer tolerate this type of behavior, but there now needs to be a sustained effort to change attitudes toward woman across the country.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"When you are fighting sexual violence against women, you are not just fighting crimes. You are also fighting impunity and prejudice," she said.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/india-rape-law-passes-parliament_n_2924462.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/india-rape-law-passes-parliament_n_2924462.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 181423, member: 884"] [COLOR=Navy][B][SIZE=5]India Rape Law: Parliament Passes Strict Sexual Violence Legislation [/SIZE] By RAVI NESSMAN - The Huffington Post - 03/21/13 09:33 AM ET EDT [/B] [B] NEW DELHI[/B] -- India's Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal December gang rape and beating of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi. The new law, which still requires the president's signature before it becomes official, makes stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment a crime. It also provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death. The law also makes it a crime for police officers to refuse to open cases when they receive complaints of sexual attacks. Activists hailed the law as a milestone in India's women's rights movement, even as they raised concerns over some of its provisions as well as the country's poor record of law enforcement. "It's a significant moment. We have taken many steps forward," said Vrinda Grover, a senior lawyer and a women's rights activist. "Much, much more needs to be done." The bill was passed Thursday by the upper house of India's Parliament, two days after the lower house approved it. The law was hurried through Parliament after the Dec. 16 gang rape sparked nationwide protests demanding the government do more to safeguard women. The government set up a panel headed by a retired judge, which recommended sweeping changes to India's laws governing crimes against women. The Cabinet quickly passed an ordinance incorporating some of those suggestions, but Parliament had to pass a new law by next month or the ordinance would have expired. Many lawmakers complained that the law was being rushed through without the proper debate or opportunity for amendment. Speaking in Parliament, Home Affairs Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the new law was the most stringent effort to curb sexual violence ever in India. But Ranjana Kumari, a women's activist and director of the Center for Social Research think tank, said significant problems remain, especially the government's refusal to criminalize marital rape. `'If bodily integrity is the issue, and consent is the issue, than certainly rape in marriage should be included," she said. She also criticized the 10-year maximum sentence for acid attacks as too light and said the government's decision to make 18 the age of consent was out of touch with the sexual mores of modern youth. While she praised much of the law as a `'huge victory," Kumari worried that an insensitive police force and overburdened judiciary could make it difficult to enforce. `'The implementation remains the larger challenge," she said. The law's passage came less than a week after police said a Swiss tourist was gang-raped in central India. Grover said the law sent an important signal that India will no longer tolerate this type of behavior, but there now needs to be a sustained effort to change attitudes toward woman across the country. "When you are fighting sexual violence against women, you are not just fighting crimes. You are also fighting impunity and prejudice," she said. [B]source:[/B] [URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/india-rape-law-passes-parliament_n_2924462.html[/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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