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Gurbani (14-53)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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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)
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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
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Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
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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)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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Panjab Digital Library: Bringing The Past Alive
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 136616" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Conversation about this article at sikhchic.com:</p><p></p><p>1: Jasbir Singh Sethi (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.), November 08, 2010, 4:27 PM.</p><p></p><p>Congratulations. You have taken up a most important work of preservation. 1) Most of the records of old civilizations like the Mayan and many others all over the world have simply disappeared. 2) Is there any chance to get back those rare volumes that were looted from Central Sikh Reference Library in 1984? 3) I don't know how will these records be kept in multiple locations and safeguarded from extinction by malicious agencies? 4) Are these accessible for research to common persons? 5) Google had undertaken to create such a massive archive for the whole of humanity, can you become part of that too? 6) As an ordinary but concerned citizen of the world, what are the ways I can help and contribute to this project? 7) Do you have satellite locations overseas too, say in the U.S.A.? 8) What support and cooperation are you getting from numerous universities all over, who in fact should be sponsoring, helping and funding such projects? 9) Is there any other organization doing similar work? 10) Are such organizations working cooperatively or are at logger-heads or in competition with each other? 11) What are the different kinds of documents that are being targeted? Only old manuscripts or other articles too, museum pieces, art work, relics, weapons, architectural, geological and anthropological finds and records, genealogical records, oral history archives, jewelry (pictures), photographs, videos, audio tapes ...? I have numerous other questions and concerns in my mind, but it would become an overload. Please do not misunderstand me, but my main concern is that the organization that is handling it is capable of "preserving" or can it be easily "hacked" and records manipulated and thus made useless.</p><p></p><p></p><p>2: PDL Team (SAS Nagar, Punjab), November 09, 2010, 7:10 AM.</p><p></p><p>S.Jasbir Singh ji, thank you for responding with very thought-provoking and stimulating enquiries! Your concerns are very genuine indeed. Please do not hesitate to send us more questions. We'll try to answer your questions one by one: 1) Nanakshahi started digitizing rare manuscripts and documents in 2003 and the project was later named the Panjab Digital Library. 2) All of us should keep on trying earnestly to get records of the Sikh Reference Library back till we are able to retrieve them all. But, Nanakshahi started the project with a motto: Let us first save what remains. Considering our technological skill and expertise, we thought of trying to digitally preserve what was left of our heritage. As nature is the more powerful destroyer than any human agents, so we thought of digitally preserving records for future generations. 3) Digital data is being kept at multiple locations across the nations for safe-keeping. This has been defined in our Data Backup Policy. 4) Out of over 5 million pages already digitized, 1 million pages are available online through <a href="http://www.panjabdigilib.org" target="_blank">www.panjabdigilib.org</a> free of cost for research and general viewing. 5) We will seriously consider if there is any proposal or opportunity to join Google. 6) You can contribute by volunteering for the project, you can help us locate precious treasures for digitization, and you can contribute financially by adopting a book for digitization or simply donating. Visit <a href="http://www.panjabdigilib.org" target="_blank">www.panjabdigilib.org</a> for all the options. 7) In U.S.A., we are based in San Antonio, Texas and S. Gurvinder Singh is coordinator for North America. He can be contacted at <a href="mailto:gurvinder.singh@panjabdigilib.org">gurvinder.singh@panjabdigilib.org</a>. 8) At the moment we are not getting any support from the universities except that one university has got their manuscripts digitized. 9) There was another organization doing digitization under Prof. Manjit Singh, former jathedar of the Akal Takht, on a similar project. They did some work, digitized about 300 manuscripts, in 2005-06. We approached them with an offer to work together to avoid duplication. We also proposed that we can give technical know-how and skilled personnel and they can help the project with their connections, but they preferred to work alone. Probably, they stopped doing digitization in or around 2007. 11) At the moment we are focusing only on paper based heritage items like manuscripts, books, magazines, newspapers, photographs, diaries, legal documents, letters, etc. Rest of the items you have listed will be taken up later ... but sooner, if we have a sponsor. Digital data is being kept at multiple locations and in multiple formats for safe keeping. We have been trying to draft as many policies as possible for people to follow if we are removed from the scene. We also work on the advice of our advisory board and working groups consisting of professionals. All of our patrons are most welcome at our headquarters in Punjab and give their suggestions on how to further improve our working. You are welcome to write to us at <a href="mailto:info@panjabdigilib.org">info@panjabdigilib.org</a> if you have more questions and suggestions.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px">http://www.sikhchic.com/history/panjab_digital_library_bringing_the_past_alive</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 136616, member: 1"] Conversation about this article at sikhchic.com: 1: Jasbir Singh Sethi (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.), November 08, 2010, 4:27 PM. Congratulations. You have taken up a most important work of preservation. 1) Most of the records of old civilizations like the Mayan and many others all over the world have simply disappeared. 2) Is there any chance to get back those rare volumes that were looted from Central Sikh Reference Library in 1984? 3) I don't know how will these records be kept in multiple locations and safeguarded from extinction by malicious agencies? 4) Are these accessible for research to common persons? 5) Google had undertaken to create such a massive archive for the whole of humanity, can you become part of that too? 6) As an ordinary but concerned citizen of the world, what are the ways I can help and contribute to this project? 7) Do you have satellite locations overseas too, say in the U.S.A.? 8) What support and cooperation are you getting from numerous universities all over, who in fact should be sponsoring, helping and funding such projects? 9) Is there any other organization doing similar work? 10) Are such organizations working cooperatively or are at logger-heads or in competition with each other? 11) What are the different kinds of documents that are being targeted? Only old manuscripts or other articles too, museum pieces, art work, relics, weapons, architectural, geological and anthropological finds and records, genealogical records, oral history archives, jewelry (pictures), photographs, videos, audio tapes ...? I have numerous other questions and concerns in my mind, but it would become an overload. Please do not misunderstand me, but my main concern is that the organization that is handling it is capable of "preserving" or can it be easily "hacked" and records manipulated and thus made useless. 2: PDL Team (SAS Nagar, Punjab), November 09, 2010, 7:10 AM. S.Jasbir Singh ji, thank you for responding with very thought-provoking and stimulating enquiries! Your concerns are very genuine indeed. Please do not hesitate to send us more questions. We'll try to answer your questions one by one: 1) Nanakshahi started digitizing rare manuscripts and documents in 2003 and the project was later named the Panjab Digital Library. 2) All of us should keep on trying earnestly to get records of the Sikh Reference Library back till we are able to retrieve them all. But, Nanakshahi started the project with a motto: Let us first save what remains. Considering our technological skill and expertise, we thought of trying to digitally preserve what was left of our heritage. As nature is the more powerful destroyer than any human agents, so we thought of digitally preserving records for future generations. 3) Digital data is being kept at multiple locations across the nations for safe-keeping. This has been defined in our Data Backup Policy. 4) Out of over 5 million pages already digitized, 1 million pages are available online through [url]www.panjabdigilib.org[/url] free of cost for research and general viewing. 5) We will seriously consider if there is any proposal or opportunity to join Google. 6) You can contribute by volunteering for the project, you can help us locate precious treasures for digitization, and you can contribute financially by adopting a book for digitization or simply donating. Visit [url]www.panjabdigilib.org[/url] for all the options. 7) In U.S.A., we are based in San Antonio, Texas and S. Gurvinder Singh is coordinator for North America. He can be contacted at [email]gurvinder.singh@panjabdigilib.org[/email]. 8) At the moment we are not getting any support from the universities except that one university has got their manuscripts digitized. 9) There was another organization doing digitization under Prof. Manjit Singh, former jathedar of the Akal Takht, on a similar project. They did some work, digitized about 300 manuscripts, in 2005-06. We approached them with an offer to work together to avoid duplication. We also proposed that we can give technical know-how and skilled personnel and they can help the project with their connections, but they preferred to work alone. Probably, they stopped doing digitization in or around 2007. 11) At the moment we are focusing only on paper based heritage items like manuscripts, books, magazines, newspapers, photographs, diaries, legal documents, letters, etc. Rest of the items you have listed will be taken up later ... but sooner, if we have a sponsor. Digital data is being kept at multiple locations and in multiple formats for safe keeping. We have been trying to draft as many policies as possible for people to follow if we are removed from the scene. We also work on the advice of our advisory board and working groups consisting of professionals. All of our patrons are most welcome at our headquarters in Punjab and give their suggestions on how to further improve our working. You are welcome to write to us at [email]info@panjabdigilib.org[/email] if you have more questions and suggestions. [B][SIZE=1]http://www.sikhchic.com/history/panjab_digital_library_bringing_the_past_alive[/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]
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