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Gurbani (14-53)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
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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)
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)
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 160727" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">'No More Towelheads,' 'No More Ragheads' CafePress Shirts Upset Sikh Coalition</span></strong> </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Huffington Post ( USA ) - Updated: 2/17/12 </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Members of the Sikh community are upset after finding shirts with the phrases "No More Ragheads" and "No More Towelheads" being sold on the merchandise website CafePress.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The slurs, which refer to people who wear turbans, could potentially incite violence and bigotry toward Sikhs and potentially members of the Muslim community, Rajdeep Singh, the Sikh Coalition's director of law and policy, told The Huffington Post. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Singh said he recently read an article describing the popularity of merchandise with similar messages. Disturbed by this, he decided to conduct a search for himself and stumbled across the shirts.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">On Feb. 17, the Sikh Coalition drafted an open letter to Bob Marino, CEO of CafePress, asking the company to stop selling the shirts, issue an apology and enforce a better internal controls system to prevent similar merchandise from being sold in the future. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The group also attached a petition that received nearly 2,000 online signatures on Friday.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While some might see the shirts as harmless, Singh says it's hard to see past the messages.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"That's not just demeaning, that's threatening, and that's the problem," Singh told HuffPost, pointing to hate crimes and violence against members of the Sikh community in the post-9/11 environment. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Skihs have reported a rise in verbal and physical attacks against members of their community, The Blaze reports. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Just this week, the FBI were called in to investigate vandalism on Muslim and Sikh buildings in Detroit, according the the Associated Press.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Singh says he hopes the group's efforts gain support beyond the Sikh community. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"This isn't a concern of just the Sikh community, it's a concern of people anywhere," he said. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The Huffington Post made several requests to CafePress for comment but has not received a response. As of Friday afternoon, the shirts were no longer available on the website.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">According to a description on its site, CafePress "offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A variety of other shirts with controversial messages have ruffled the feathers of several organizations in recent months.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">In August, J.C. Penny stores responded to public outcry regarding girls' shirts embroidered with the message: "I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The company eventually pulled the product and issued an apology stating they "agree that the 'Too pretty' t-shirt does not deliver an appropriate message." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Urban Outfitters also stopped selling a women's shirt with the phrase "Eat less" in 2010, after some said the company was promoting unhealthy habits. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>LOOK: </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/504546/NO-MORE-TOWELHEADS-NO-MORE-RAGHEADS-SHIRTS-CAFEPRE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/no-more-towelheads-no-more-ragheads-cafepress-shirts-sikh_n_1285240.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/no-more-towelheads-no-more-ragheads-cafepress-shirts-sikh_n_1285240.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 160727, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]'No More Towelheads,' 'No More Ragheads' CafePress Shirts Upset Sikh Coalition[/SIZE][/B] Huffington Post ( USA ) - Updated: 2/17/12 Members of the Sikh community are upset after finding shirts with the phrases "No More Ragheads" and "No More Towelheads" being sold on the merchandise website CafePress. The slurs, which refer to people who wear turbans, could potentially incite violence and bigotry toward Sikhs and potentially members of the Muslim community, Rajdeep Singh, the Sikh Coalition's director of law and policy, told The Huffington Post. Singh said he recently read an article describing the popularity of merchandise with similar messages. Disturbed by this, he decided to conduct a search for himself and stumbled across the shirts. On Feb. 17, the Sikh Coalition drafted an open letter to Bob Marino, CEO of CafePress, asking the company to stop selling the shirts, issue an apology and enforce a better internal controls system to prevent similar merchandise from being sold in the future. The group also attached a petition that received nearly 2,000 online signatures on Friday. While some might see the shirts as harmless, Singh says it's hard to see past the messages. "That's not just demeaning, that's threatening, and that's the problem," Singh told HuffPost, pointing to hate crimes and violence against members of the Sikh community in the post-9/11 environment. Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Skihs have reported a rise in verbal and physical attacks against members of their community, The Blaze reports. Just this week, the FBI were called in to investigate vandalism on Muslim and Sikh buildings in Detroit, according the the Associated Press. Singh says he hopes the group's efforts gain support beyond the Sikh community. "This isn't a concern of just the Sikh community, it's a concern of people anywhere," he said. The Huffington Post made several requests to CafePress for comment but has not received a response. As of Friday afternoon, the shirts were no longer available on the website. According to a description on its site, CafePress "offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products." A variety of other shirts with controversial messages have ruffled the feathers of several organizations in recent months. In August, J.C. Penny stores responded to public outcry regarding girls' shirts embroidered with the message: "I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me." The company eventually pulled the product and issued an apology stating they "agree that the 'Too pretty' t-shirt does not deliver an appropriate message." Urban Outfitters also stopped selling a women's shirt with the phrase "Eat less" in 2010, after some said the company was promoting unhealthy habits. [B]LOOK: [/B] [IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/504546/NO-MORE-TOWELHEADS-NO-MORE-RAGHEADS-SHIRTS-CAFEPRE.jpg[/IMG] [B]source:[/B] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/no-more-towelheads-no-more-ragheads-cafepress-shirts-sikh_n_1285240.html[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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