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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 191702" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Major Retailers Remove Turban and Beard Costume</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">September 30, 2013 (Washington, DC) – Less than a week after Dr. Prabhjot Singh was slurred as "Osama" and viciously assaulted in a hate crime [ <a href="http://sikhcoalition.org/advisories/2013/columbia-assistant-professor-hospitalized-after-hate-crime" target="_blank">http://sikhcoalition.org/advisories/2013/columbia-assistant-professor-hospitalized-after-hate-crime</a> ] in New York City, the Sikh Coalition successfully persuaded Walmart and RiteAid to stop selling costumes resembling Osama bin Laden.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Click here [ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/osama-bin-laden-halloween-costume_n_4005862.html?1380326029" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/osama-bin-laden-halloween-costume_n_4005862.html?1380326029</a> ] to read our letters in the Huffington Post</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Click here [ <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/latest_in_offensive_halloween_costumes_mental_patient_and_terrorist/" target="_blank">http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/latest_in_offensive_halloween_costumes_mental_patient_and_terrorist/</a> ] to read an article in Salon.com</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Apart from promoting stereotypes about turbans and beards that lead to violence against Sikhs and other minorities, these costumes insult those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks and insult American troops who sacrificed their lives in our nation's war against Al Qaeda.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"This is like selling a Hitler costume," said Rajdeep Singh, Director of Law and Policy for the Sikh Coalition. "Businesses have a legal right to sell offensive items, but they also have a moral responsibility to use good judgment and common sense. We are thankful to Walmart and RiteAid for promptly removing these items and hope other sellers will follow their example."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The Sikh Coalition has contacted Sears [ <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Sears.pdf" target="_blank">http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Sears.pdf</a> ], Amazon [ <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Amazon.pdf" target="_blank">http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Amazon.pdf</a> ], as well as the costume supplier Fun World [ <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Turban%20&%20Beard%20Instant%20Costume%20-%20Halloween.pdf" target="_blank">http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Turban & Beard Instant Costume - Halloween.pdf</a> ] (a division of Easter Unlimited, Inc.), to request removal of the costume from sale and display.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">As always, the Sikh Coalition urges all Sikhs to practice their faith fearlessly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 191702, member: 35"] [B] Major Retailers Remove Turban and Beard Costume[/B] [INDENT]September 30, 2013 (Washington, DC) – Less than a week after Dr. Prabhjot Singh was slurred as "Osama" and viciously assaulted in a hate crime [ [url]http://sikhcoalition.org/advisories/2013/columbia-assistant-professor-hospitalized-after-hate-crime[/url] ] in New York City, the Sikh Coalition successfully persuaded Walmart and RiteAid to stop selling costumes resembling Osama bin Laden. Click here [ [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/osama-bin-laden-halloween-costume_n_4005862.html?1380326029[/url] ] to read our letters in the Huffington Post Click here [ [url]http://www.salon.com/2013/09/30/latest_in_offensive_halloween_costumes_mental_patient_and_terrorist/[/url] ] to read an article in Salon.com Apart from promoting stereotypes about turbans and beards that lead to violence against Sikhs and other minorities, these costumes insult those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks and insult American troops who sacrificed their lives in our nation's war against Al Qaeda. "This is like selling a Hitler costume," said Rajdeep Singh, Director of Law and Policy for the Sikh Coalition. "Businesses have a legal right to sell offensive items, but they also have a moral responsibility to use good judgment and common sense. We are thankful to Walmart and RiteAid for promptly removing these items and hope other sellers will follow their example." The Sikh Coalition has contacted Sears [ [url]http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Sears.pdf[/url] ], Amazon [ [url]http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Amazon.pdf[/url] ], as well as the costume supplier Fun World [ [url]http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/images/Turban%20&%20Beard%20Instant%20Costume%20-%20Halloween.pdf[/url] ] (a division of Easter Unlimited, Inc.), to request removal of the costume from sale and display. As always, the Sikh Coalition urges all Sikhs to practice their faith fearlessly.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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