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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 126457" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong><a href="http://sikhcoalition.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/civilrightsstudentsummit/" target="_blank">Middle Schoolers taking action on (Sikh) civil rights</a></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Last Friday, I was invited by the organization <a href="http://teachingmatters.org/" target="_blank">Teaching Matters</a> to participate as an “expert” community activist in their annual Civil Rights Student Summit in downtown Manhattan. I was looking forward to the opportunity to work with such young students of diverse backgrounds on building effective campaigns for civil rights and social justice, but I had no idea how inspiring the experience would</p><p> be.</p><p></p><p></p><p> The day began at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, where a few hundred students were welcomed by staff at Teaching Matters and a speech by Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who gave the Sikh Coalition a shout out for our organizing and advocacy work on bias-based bullying in NYC schools.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Then the students broke out into groups of a few dozen across the street at Pace University and made 5-7 minute presentations on a civil rights topic they had researched and developed a campaign about. The “professional” activists in the room then had the opportunity to ask questions, give the students feedback on their campaigns, and share our on-the-ground experience. With topics ranging from healthcare for all to women’s rights, the presentations were thoughtful and used many forms of media to build awareness campaigns.</p><p></p><p></p><p> What really blew me away was that one of the groups of five non-Sikh middle school students chose Sikh rights as their topic! Using a great <a href="http://spra.webs.com/" target="_blank">website</a> they created, the students gave an in-depth presentation about the barriers to freedom and equality Sikhs in the U.S. face, from employment discrimination to hate crimes. The front page of the site states:</p><p> </p><p style="margin-left: 20px">We chose to discuss religious freedom concerning the Sikhs. It is important for people to understand that people are discriminating against other’s religion (which is completely mistreating each other as an equal) and through an internet campaign we’d like to do our part to fight against this injustice that still exists today.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>What is it that would motivate five non-Sikh eighth graders (who go to a school with a very small Sikh population according to their teacher) to choose Sikh rights as their topic, out of all the hundreds of civil rights issues they could have focused on? I asked them, and their response was they read an article about the discrimination against Sikhs in the U.S. Army. They thought that it was really unfair and started doing more research and realized that discrimination against Sikhs is a big issue in this country that they need to do something about.</p><p></p><p></p><p> I found this deeply moving and inspiring. On the one hand, it was a good reminder that the obstacles and struggles we as Sikhs face because of racism and discrimination are universal issues that non-Sikhs who care about fairness and justice may be passionate about. On the other hand, it showed me that we can all learn so much from young people, who sometimes have a better sense of fairness and unfairness, right and wrong, than mainstream adult society. These youth truly embodied the Sikh spirit of <em>sarbat da bhala</em>, working for the welfare of ALL.</p><p></p><p></p><p> You can check out their “Sikh People’s Rights Association” website and campaign at <a href="http://spra.webs.com/" target="_blank">www.spra.webs.com </a>and learn more about Teaching Matter’s fabulous Voices and Choices program <a href="http://teachingmatters.org/voicesandchoices" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 126457, member: 35"] [B][URL="http://sikhcoalition.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/civilrightsstudentsummit/"]Middle Schoolers taking action on (Sikh) civil rights[/URL][/B] Last Friday, I was invited by the organization [URL="http://teachingmatters.org/"]Teaching Matters[/URL] to participate as an “expert” community activist in their annual Civil Rights Student Summit in downtown Manhattan. I was looking forward to the opportunity to work with such young students of diverse backgrounds on building effective campaigns for civil rights and social justice, but I had no idea how inspiring the experience would be. The day began at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, where a few hundred students were welcomed by staff at Teaching Matters and a speech by Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who gave the Sikh Coalition a shout out for our organizing and advocacy work on bias-based bullying in NYC schools. Then the students broke out into groups of a few dozen across the street at Pace University and made 5-7 minute presentations on a civil rights topic they had researched and developed a campaign about. The “professional” activists in the room then had the opportunity to ask questions, give the students feedback on their campaigns, and share our on-the-ground experience. With topics ranging from healthcare for all to women’s rights, the presentations were thoughtful and used many forms of media to build awareness campaigns. What really blew me away was that one of the groups of five non-Sikh middle school students chose Sikh rights as their topic! Using a great [URL="http://spra.webs.com/"]website[/URL] they created, the students gave an in-depth presentation about the barriers to freedom and equality Sikhs in the U.S. face, from employment discrimination to hate crimes. The front page of the site states: [INDENT]We chose to discuss religious freedom concerning the Sikhs. It is important for people to understand that people are discriminating against other’s religion (which is completely mistreating each other as an equal) and through an internet campaign we’d like to do our part to fight against this injustice that still exists today. [/INDENT] What is it that would motivate five non-Sikh eighth graders (who go to a school with a very small Sikh population according to their teacher) to choose Sikh rights as their topic, out of all the hundreds of civil rights issues they could have focused on? I asked them, and their response was they read an article about the discrimination against Sikhs in the U.S. Army. They thought that it was really unfair and started doing more research and realized that discrimination against Sikhs is a big issue in this country that they need to do something about. I found this deeply moving and inspiring. On the one hand, it was a good reminder that the obstacles and struggles we as Sikhs face because of racism and discrimination are universal issues that non-Sikhs who care about fairness and justice may be passionate about. On the other hand, it showed me that we can all learn so much from young people, who sometimes have a better sense of fairness and unfairness, right and wrong, than mainstream adult society. These youth truly embodied the Sikh spirit of [I]sarbat da bhala[/I], working for the welfare of ALL. You can check out their “Sikh People’s Rights Association” website and campaign at [URL="http://spra.webs.com/"]www.spra.webs.com [/URL]and learn more about Teaching Matter’s fabulous Voices and Choices program [URL="http://teachingmatters.org/voicesandchoices"]here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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