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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="findingmyway" data-source="post: 165949" data-attributes="member: 12855"><p><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/626712/thumbs/s-MTA-TURBAN-large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> (RNS) Sikh and Muslim transit workers in New York City are celebrating the settlement of a federal lawsuit that will allow them to wear turbans on the job, in public and without affixing Metropolitan Transit Authority logos to them. They will just have to be the same blue color as the MTA uniform.</p><p> </p><p>After 9/11, the transit authority required workers wearing turbans to either perform duties where the public would not see them, or place an "MTA" logo on their headdresses, which some Muslims and Sikhs wear for religious reasons.</p><p> </p><p>"The MTA honored me for driving my train in reverse away from the towers on 9/11 and leading passengers to safety," said plaintiff and Sikh train operator Sat Hari Singh, who also goes by the name Kevin Harrington.</p><p> </p><p>"They called me a 'hero of 9/11.' I didn't have a corporate logo on my turban on 9/11," Singh said. "This policy made no sense. It was driven by fear."</p><p> </p><p>The case was led by the Department of Justice and plaintiffs were represented by the Sikh Coalition, the Center for Constitutional Rights and others, who held that the MTA's "segregate or brand" policy violated federal civil rights law.</p><p> </p><p>The transit authority said in a statement that it had "offered reasonable accommodations to its headwear policy to its employees" and that the policy was "never animated by religious or ethnic bias." The settlement, it continued, preserves the "fundamental elements of Transit Authority uniform policies."</p><p> </p><p>Shayana Kadidal, a senior managing attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, said the policy was little more than "a calculated attempt to hide Sikh workers from public view on the grounds that they 'look Muslim' and might alarm the public for that reason."</p><p> </p><p>Turbans have religious significance to Sikhs and Muslims. Sikh men believe the hair must remain uncut and wrapped in a turban to protect it. Men in some Muslim cultures wear turbans as a tribute to the Prophet Muhammad, who saw it as a symbol of piety.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/mta-turban-sikh-muslim_n_1557558.html?ref=religion" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/mta-turban-sikh-muslim_n_1557558.html?ref=religion</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="findingmyway, post: 165949, member: 12855"] [IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/626712/thumbs/s-MTA-TURBAN-large.jpg[/IMG] (RNS) Sikh and Muslim transit workers in New York City are celebrating the settlement of a federal lawsuit that will allow them to wear turbans on the job, in public and without affixing Metropolitan Transit Authority logos to them. They will just have to be the same blue color as the MTA uniform. After 9/11, the transit authority required workers wearing turbans to either perform duties where the public would not see them, or place an "MTA" logo on their headdresses, which some Muslims and Sikhs wear for religious reasons. "The MTA honored me for driving my train in reverse away from the towers on 9/11 and leading passengers to safety," said plaintiff and Sikh train operator Sat Hari Singh, who also goes by the name Kevin Harrington. "They called me a 'hero of 9/11.' I didn't have a corporate logo on my turban on 9/11," Singh said. "This policy made no sense. It was driven by fear." The case was led by the Department of Justice and plaintiffs were represented by the Sikh Coalition, the Center for Constitutional Rights and others, who held that the MTA's "segregate or brand" policy violated federal civil rights law. The transit authority said in a statement that it had "offered reasonable accommodations to its headwear policy to its employees" and that the policy was "never animated by religious or ethnic bias." The settlement, it continued, preserves the "fundamental elements of Transit Authority uniform policies." Shayana Kadidal, a senior managing attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, said the policy was little more than "a calculated attempt to hide Sikh workers from public view on the grounds that they 'look Muslim' and might alarm the public for that reason." Turbans have religious significance to Sikhs and Muslims. Sikh men believe the hair must remain uncut and wrapped in a turban to protect it. Men in some Muslim cultures wear turbans as a tribute to the Prophet Muhammad, who saw it as a symbol of piety. [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/mta-turban-sikh-muslim_n_1557558.html?ref=religion[/url] [/QUOTE]
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