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Gurbani (14-53)
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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
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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Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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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)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
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Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
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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)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 181125" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>rory ji</p><p></p><p>That might not be possible once a student has already been admitted as a Sikh. There are subtexts to this article that would be pretty obvious to those individuals in India who keep track of the issues surrounding khalsa schools. Much of this is tied up in legal questions, and some issues have even been to court. As a westerner I myself have to ponder articles like this and don't have the background to fully understand what prompts speeches that the students must keep hair. None of the subtexts are really about conforming with parent or community expectations. But seriously, here are some of those subtexts:</p><p></p><p>1. Schools like the Mata Gangha School for Girls are funded by the SGPC. They are not exactly like private schools as we know them in the west.</p><p></p><p>2. Such schools are comparable to schools with religious affiliation... e.g., a Lutheran college funded by the Luther conference in UK or North America. </p><p></p><p>3. Students from other religions are admitted if the school wants also to accept government support. That equals a nondiscrimination policy, and along with that the religious beliefs of the nonSikh students have to be respected. Example: Muslim students attending a Lutheran college would not be asked to accept Jesus as their personal savior.</p><p></p><p>4. The schools also offer financial support, scholarships, and can enforce regulations covering eligibility for scholarships. </p><p></p><p>5. Most students would be Sikh anyway, keeping the need to make exceptions to the rules at a minimum.</p><p></p><p>6. There have been court cases where judges have ruled that keeping hair is a legitimate policy at khalsa run schools. The court ruled in a famous case that SGPC could forbid tweezing of eyebrows, arguing that keeping hair is a fundamental component of Sikh identity. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-31/india/28203337_1_unshorn-hair-avtar-singh-makkar-high-priests" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-31/india/28203337_1_unshorn-hair-avtar-singh-makkar-high-priests</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://archives.dawn.com/archives/41587" target="_blank">http://archives.dawn.com/archives/41587</a></p><p></p><p>This speech was given at a girls' school. I suspect that the intended message was directed at girls who might be contemplating shaving or tweezing. The speech was about rules and regulations... unless of course, and we don't know... the message about hair was intertwined with a message about Sikh identity.</p><p></p><p>Was the speech also an inspirational speech that extolled keeping hair to preserve Sikh identity? Can't tell from this article.</p><p></p><p>In the west the story is likely to be turned in the other direction against the minority religion. A muslim girl might be told she cannot wear a burqa; a Sikh boy might be ordered to cut his hair. This story is different. The school's majority religion is laying down the law for girls who are members of the majority religion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 181125, member: 35"] rory ji That might not be possible once a student has already been admitted as a Sikh. There are subtexts to this article that would be pretty obvious to those individuals in India who keep track of the issues surrounding khalsa schools. Much of this is tied up in legal questions, and some issues have even been to court. As a westerner I myself have to ponder articles like this and don't have the background to fully understand what prompts speeches that the students must keep hair. None of the subtexts are really about conforming with parent or community expectations. But seriously, here are some of those subtexts: 1. Schools like the Mata Gangha School for Girls are funded by the SGPC. They are not exactly like private schools as we know them in the west. 2. Such schools are comparable to schools with religious affiliation... e.g., a Lutheran college funded by the Luther conference in UK or North America. 3. Students from other religions are admitted if the school wants also to accept government support. That equals a nondiscrimination policy, and along with that the religious beliefs of the nonSikh students have to be respected. Example: Muslim students attending a Lutheran college would not be asked to accept Jesus as their personal savior. 4. The schools also offer financial support, scholarships, and can enforce regulations covering eligibility for scholarships. 5. Most students would be Sikh anyway, keeping the need to make exceptions to the rules at a minimum. 6. There have been court cases where judges have ruled that keeping hair is a legitimate policy at khalsa run schools. The court ruled in a famous case that SGPC could forbid tweezing of eyebrows, arguing that keeping hair is a fundamental component of Sikh identity. [url]http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-31/india/28203337_1_unshorn-hair-avtar-singh-makkar-high-priests[/url] [url]http://archives.dawn.com/archives/41587[/url] This speech was given at a girls' school. I suspect that the intended message was directed at girls who might be contemplating shaving or tweezing. The speech was about rules and regulations... unless of course, and we don't know... the message about hair was intertwined with a message about Sikh identity. Was the speech also an inspirational speech that extolled keeping hair to preserve Sikh identity? Can't tell from this article. In the west the story is likely to be turned in the other direction against the minority religion. A muslim girl might be told she cannot wear a burqa; a Sikh boy might be ordered to cut his hair. This story is different. The school's majority religion is laying down the law for girls who are members of the majority religion. [/QUOTE]
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