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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 149513" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>More background</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mumbai bombs hidden in taxi, umbrella, sewer</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>NEW DELHI, INDIA — A coordinated string of three explosions tore through three Mumbai neighbourhoods at rush hour on Wednesday evening, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 141.</p><p></p><p>One of the blasts, which struck three areas in Mumbai beginning at about 6:54 p.m. local time, occurred in a taxi, while another was believed to have been planted in a manhole. A police official said one bomb of high explosives was hidden inside an umbrella before it exploded. The bombs were probably triggered by timers, police said.</p><p></p><p>Officials said they were relieved that no children were injured in the strike. Schools are close to at least two of the attack sites and since students have recently resumed classes here after a summer break, hundreds of children and their parents typically would have been moving near those sites in the early evening.</p><p></p><p>Television coverage following the attacks showed images of burned motorcycles, broken glass and blood-soaked victims being carried away from the attack sites in wheelchairs and in makeshift slings.</p><p></p><p>The strongest blast occurred near Mumbai’s Opera House, while the other attacks occurred in a popular jewellery market known as Zaveri Bazaar, and in a crowded neighbourhood called Dadar.</p><p></p><p>There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Indian officials refused to speculate on who might be behind the blasts.</p><p></p><p>Reporters on the cable TV channel NDTV said police suspect either India’s homegrown Mujahideen or Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba are behind the attack.</p><p></p><p>But several analysts said that the explosions’ relatively low intensity, choice of targets and the fact that more people weren’t killed suggested this was the work of local militants and not a major Pakistan-linked group, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India blames for the Nov. 26, 2008 attack on Mumbai that killed 166 people.</p><p></p><p>That attack set back relations between the countries because India has argued Pakistan has not done enough to pursue those involved in planning the attacks.</p><p></p><p>Because of the close timing of the bomb blasts, “we infer that this was a coordinated attack by terrorists,” Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters, adding that Mumbai was put on high alert.</p><p></p><p>Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blasts and appealed to the people of Mumbai “to remain calm and show a united face.”</p><p></p><p>It is difficult to speculate so quickly on who might be behind the attacks since India’s government has no shortage of enemies, including Islamic militants, Sikh separatists, Hindu fundamentalist groups, and Naxal Maoists who are fighting the government in no fewer than 10 Indian states.</p><p></p><p>Neighbouring Pakistan immediately condemned the bomb blasts, as it typically does when terrorist strikes occur in India. The two have fought for decades over the Himalayan state of Kashmir, and India has long argued Pakistan has fostered a militancy there.</p><p></p><p>Pakistan’s foreign minister is expected to travel to New Delhi on July 27 to meet with Indian leaders. It’s unclear whether the latest blasts will figure in their discussions.</p><p></p><p>The NewsX cable news channel reported that closed-circuit cameras in the areas attacked were not working, and that they were among locations in Mumbai that were scouted by David Headley, who has confessed to helping plan the 2008 Mumbai attacks.</p><p></p><p>The attack also had political repercussions. Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat state and a rival to India’s ruling Congress Party, accused the government of failing to protect India from repeated terrorist strikes and of struggling to investigate them in their aftermath.</p><p></p><p>Critics say investigators have made little progress after at least four significant attacks in India last year. In February 2010, a German bakery in Pune was bombed and two months later, several bombs exploded at a sports stadium in Bangalore.</p><p></p><p>In September, there was a drive-by shooting at New Delhi’s Jama Masjid mosque followed by a bombing in December in the popular tourist city of Varanasi. This May, a car bomb was found outside the Delhi High Court, and officials said its circuits had failed to work because of extreme heat outside.</p><p></p><p>With files from the Associated Press</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1024268--new-details-reveal-terrorists-hid-mumbai-bombs-in-taxi-umbrella" target="_blank">http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1024268--new-details-reveal-terrorists-hid-mumbai-bombs-in-taxi-umbrella</a></p><p></p><p>By Rick Westhead</p><p>South Asia Bureau</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 149513, member: 35"] More background [B] Mumbai bombs hidden in taxi, umbrella, sewer [/B] NEW DELHI, INDIA — A coordinated string of three explosions tore through three Mumbai neighbourhoods at rush hour on Wednesday evening, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 141. One of the blasts, which struck three areas in Mumbai beginning at about 6:54 p.m. local time, occurred in a taxi, while another was believed to have been planted in a manhole. A police official said one bomb of high explosives was hidden inside an umbrella before it exploded. The bombs were probably triggered by timers, police said. Officials said they were relieved that no children were injured in the strike. Schools are close to at least two of the attack sites and since students have recently resumed classes here after a summer break, hundreds of children and their parents typically would have been moving near those sites in the early evening. Television coverage following the attacks showed images of burned motorcycles, broken glass and blood-soaked victims being carried away from the attack sites in wheelchairs and in makeshift slings. The strongest blast occurred near Mumbai’s Opera House, while the other attacks occurred in a popular jewellery market known as Zaveri Bazaar, and in a crowded neighbourhood called Dadar. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Indian officials refused to speculate on who might be behind the blasts. Reporters on the cable TV channel NDTV said police suspect either India’s homegrown Mujahideen or Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba are behind the attack. But several analysts said that the explosions’ relatively low intensity, choice of targets and the fact that more people weren’t killed suggested this was the work of local militants and not a major Pakistan-linked group, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India blames for the Nov. 26, 2008 attack on Mumbai that killed 166 people. That attack set back relations between the countries because India has argued Pakistan has not done enough to pursue those involved in planning the attacks. Because of the close timing of the bomb blasts, “we infer that this was a coordinated attack by terrorists,” Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters, adding that Mumbai was put on high alert. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blasts and appealed to the people of Mumbai “to remain calm and show a united face.” It is difficult to speculate so quickly on who might be behind the attacks since India’s government has no shortage of enemies, including Islamic militants, Sikh separatists, Hindu fundamentalist groups, and Naxal Maoists who are fighting the government in no fewer than 10 Indian states. Neighbouring Pakistan immediately condemned the bomb blasts, as it typically does when terrorist strikes occur in India. The two have fought for decades over the Himalayan state of Kashmir, and India has long argued Pakistan has fostered a militancy there. Pakistan’s foreign minister is expected to travel to New Delhi on July 27 to meet with Indian leaders. It’s unclear whether the latest blasts will figure in their discussions. The NewsX cable news channel reported that closed-circuit cameras in the areas attacked were not working, and that they were among locations in Mumbai that were scouted by David Headley, who has confessed to helping plan the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The attack also had political repercussions. Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat state and a rival to India’s ruling Congress Party, accused the government of failing to protect India from repeated terrorist strikes and of struggling to investigate them in their aftermath. Critics say investigators have made little progress after at least four significant attacks in India last year. In February 2010, a German bakery in Pune was bombed and two months later, several bombs exploded at a sports stadium in Bangalore. In September, there was a drive-by shooting at New Delhi’s Jama Masjid mosque followed by a bombing in December in the popular tourist city of Varanasi. This May, a car bomb was found outside the Delhi High Court, and officials said its circuits had failed to work because of extreme heat outside. With files from the Associated Press [url]http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1024268--new-details-reveal-terrorists-hid-mumbai-bombs-in-taxi-umbrella[/url] By Rick Westhead South Asia Bureau [/QUOTE]
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