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Gurbani (14-53)
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Gurbani (71-74)
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)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
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Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
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Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
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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)
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)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 191204" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>India:Thousands support anti-death penalty campaign by Amnesty International India</strong></p><p></p><p>By Parmjit Singh</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/09/20/indiathousands-support-anti-death-penalty-campaign-by-amnesty-international-india/" target="_blank">http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/09/20/indiathousands-support-anti-death-penalty-campaign-by-amnesty-international-india/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>New Delhi, India (September 20, 2013): According to a press release (dated: 19 September 2013), sent to the Sikh Siyasat News by Amnesty International India [o]ver 65,000 people have supported an Amnesty International India campaign seeking abolition of the death penalty in India.</p><p></p><p>According to the press release G. Ananthapadmanabhan, Chief Executive of Amnesty International India, delivered the campaign petition with all signatures to V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, on 18 September 2013.</p><p>G Ananthapadmanabhan, Chief Executive, Amnesty International India, submits a petition with signatures from 65000 people supporting the Anti-Death Penalty campaign, to V Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the PMO, on 18th September, 2013 in New Delhi.</p><p></p><p>G Ananthapadmanabhan, Chief Executive, Amnesty International India, submits a petition with signatures from 65000 people supporting the Anti-Death Penalty campaign, to V Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the PMO, on 18th September, 2013 in New Delhi.</p><p></p><p>“This campaign showsthat there are thousands of people in this country who believe that the use of death penalty is arbitrary, flawed and biased,” said Ananthapadmanabhan. The campaign was launched in April 2013.</p><p></p><p>“There is noevidence to prove that the death penalty is a particular deterrent to crime. It is indeed the government’s responsibility to ensure public safety and address rising crime. But this will require sustained commitment and action from the police and the judiciary to ensure that the justice system responds promptly and effectively at every level,” said Ananthapadmanabhan.</p><p></p><p>For years, the deathpenalty has been awarded in India in ways the Supreme Court has described as inconsistent, subjective and judge-centric. Convicts who commit similar crimes are given the death penalty by some judges and life imprisonment by other judges.</p><p></p><p>The Supreme Court hasalso pointed out that courts have made mistakes in using the ‘rarest-of-rare’ test to determine if the death sentence should be given. At least 13 people have been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in judgements that did not apply the test correctly, and at least two – Ramji Rao and Surja Ram – have been subsequently hanged.</p><p></p><p>“The use of the deathpenalty has a class bias and discriminates against powerless people in our society. The poorer a person is, the more likely he is to be sentenced to death,” said Ananthapadmanabhan.</p><p></p><p>Since assuming office in 2012, President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petitions of at least 20 people. At least 23 people are now at risk of execution.</p><p></p><p>InJuly 2013, a nationwide survey in India conducted by the Centre for Study of Developing Societies, a prominent research institute, found that 40 per cent of those surveyed favoured ending the death penalty, 30 per cent disagreed and 30 per cent were unsure.</p><p></p><p>Amnesty International India urges the government to take immediate steps to commute all death sentences to terms of imprisonment, and impose a moratorium on executions as a step towards abolishing the death penalty in India.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 191204, member: 35"] [B] India:Thousands support anti-death penalty campaign by Amnesty International India[/B] By Parmjit Singh [url]http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/09/20/indiathousands-support-anti-death-penalty-campaign-by-amnesty-international-india/[/url] New Delhi, India (September 20, 2013): According to a press release (dated: 19 September 2013), sent to the Sikh Siyasat News by Amnesty International India [o]ver 65,000 people have supported an Amnesty International India campaign seeking abolition of the death penalty in India. According to the press release G. Ananthapadmanabhan, Chief Executive of Amnesty International India, delivered the campaign petition with all signatures to V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, on 18 September 2013. G Ananthapadmanabhan, Chief Executive, Amnesty International India, submits a petition with signatures from 65000 people supporting the Anti-Death Penalty campaign, to V Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the PMO, on 18th September, 2013 in New Delhi. G Ananthapadmanabhan, Chief Executive, Amnesty International India, submits a petition with signatures from 65000 people supporting the Anti-Death Penalty campaign, to V Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the PMO, on 18th September, 2013 in New Delhi. “This campaign showsthat there are thousands of people in this country who believe that the use of death penalty is arbitrary, flawed and biased,” said Ananthapadmanabhan. The campaign was launched in April 2013. “There is noevidence to prove that the death penalty is a particular deterrent to crime. It is indeed the government’s responsibility to ensure public safety and address rising crime. But this will require sustained commitment and action from the police and the judiciary to ensure that the justice system responds promptly and effectively at every level,” said Ananthapadmanabhan. For years, the deathpenalty has been awarded in India in ways the Supreme Court has described as inconsistent, subjective and judge-centric. Convicts who commit similar crimes are given the death penalty by some judges and life imprisonment by other judges. The Supreme Court hasalso pointed out that courts have made mistakes in using the ‘rarest-of-rare’ test to determine if the death sentence should be given. At least 13 people have been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in judgements that did not apply the test correctly, and at least two – Ramji Rao and Surja Ram – have been subsequently hanged. “The use of the deathpenalty has a class bias and discriminates against powerless people in our society. The poorer a person is, the more likely he is to be sentenced to death,” said Ananthapadmanabhan. Since assuming office in 2012, President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petitions of at least 20 people. At least 23 people are now at risk of execution. InJuly 2013, a nationwide survey in India conducted by the Centre for Study of Developing Societies, a prominent research institute, found that 40 per cent of those surveyed favoured ending the death penalty, 30 per cent disagreed and 30 per cent were unsure. Amnesty International India urges the government to take immediate steps to commute all death sentences to terms of imprisonment, and impose a moratorium on executions as a step towards abolishing the death penalty in India. [/QUOTE]
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