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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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Personal Contact With Minorities Helps Break Down Biases: Survey
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 59640" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><a href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=8b64df82-c4aa-423f-88f7-0cc8e3924ac0&k=20090" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #810081"><u>http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=8b64df82-c4aa-423f-88f7-0cc8e3924ac0&k=20090</u></span></span></a></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">Personal contact with minorities helps break down biases: survey</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Randy Boswell </strong></span><span style="color: navy">CanWest News Service</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Monday, September 10, 2007</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Does familiarity breed contempt? Not according to a new survey of post-9/11 attitudes toward three cultural minorities in Canada, which shows unambiguously that the more people get to know members of the country's Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities, the more they like them.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"It's very clear that exposure to others breaks down stereotypes," said Jack Jedwab, executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies, which released results of the poll to CanWest News Service on the eve of Tuesday's sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"We begin to realize that the differences between us and other groups are interesting and positive, rather than negative."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The findings show that the number of Canadians with favourable feelings toward each of the three minority groups jumps by at least 20 percentage points for respondents who have regular contact with Jews, Muslims or Sikhs.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">In the national survey of 1,500 Canadians, conducted Aug. 22-28 by Leger Marketing, respondents were asked whether they had a favourable or unfavourable impression of each group. They were also asked whether they had regular or occasional contact with members of the three communities, or had little or no interaction with them.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The poll found that only 44 per cent of those surveyed said they often or occasionally had contact with Jews. Some personal interaction with Muslims was reported by 37 per cent of respondents, and just 21 per cent said they had regular contact with Sikhs.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">However, the survey found that people who had had at least some personal contact with members of the minority group tended to have more favourable impressions. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">For instance, 90 per cent of respondents who reported occasional or regular interaction with Jewish Canadians said they had favourable opinions of the group, compared with just 68 per cent of those who rarely or never had contact with Jews.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Eighty-one per cent of respondents who were personally familiar with Muslims expressed favourable attitudes, while just 50 per cent of those with little or no contact had positive opinions about the community.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">And 80 per cent of Canadians who reported at least occasional contact with Sikhs said they were favourable toward the group. Only 47 per cent of those who didn't really know any Sikh Canadians said they had positive feelings about the community.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The survey also revealed that the strength of respondents' positive impressions - "very favourable" rather than "somewhat favourable" or negative - increased markedly among those reporting significant personal contact with the minority groups.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">For example, 45 per cent of those who have some interaction with Jewish Canadians had "very favourable" opinions, while just 17 per cent who rarely or never encountered Jews had such strong, positive feelings.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"It is apparent that in the case of all three groups, persons with more contact have a more favorable opinion," concludes the Association for Canadian Studies' analysis of the poll. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The survey, the basis for a series of studies by the national research organization, is considered accurate to within 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.</span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: navy">© CanWest News Service </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 59640, member: 884"] [B][URL="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=8b64df82-c4aa-423f-88f7-0cc8e3924ac0&k=20090"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#810081][U]http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=8b64df82-c4aa-423f-88f7-0cc8e3924ac0&k=20090[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/B] [B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Personal contact with minorities helps break down biases: survey[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy][B]Randy Boswell [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=navy]CanWest News Service[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Monday, September 10, 2007[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Does familiarity breed contempt? Not according to a new survey of post-9/11 attitudes toward three cultural minorities in Canada, which shows unambiguously that the more people get to know members of the country's Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities, the more they like them.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"It's very clear that exposure to others breaks down stereotypes," said Jack Jedwab, executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies, which released results of the poll to CanWest News Service on the eve of Tuesday's sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"We begin to realize that the differences between us and other groups are interesting and positive, rather than negative."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The findings show that the number of Canadians with favourable feelings toward each of the three minority groups jumps by at least 20 percentage points for respondents who have regular contact with Jews, Muslims or Sikhs.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In the national survey of 1,500 Canadians, conducted Aug. 22-28 by Leger Marketing, respondents were asked whether they had a favourable or unfavourable impression of each group. They were also asked whether they had regular or occasional contact with members of the three communities, or had little or no interaction with them.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The poll found that only 44 per cent of those surveyed said they often or occasionally had contact with Jews. Some personal interaction with Muslims was reported by 37 per cent of respondents, and just 21 per cent said they had regular contact with Sikhs.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]However, the survey found that people who had had at least some personal contact with members of the minority group tended to have more favourable impressions. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]For instance, 90 per cent of respondents who reported occasional or regular interaction with Jewish Canadians said they had favourable opinions of the group, compared with just 68 per cent of those who rarely or never had contact with Jews.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Eighty-one per cent of respondents who were personally familiar with Muslims expressed favourable attitudes, while just 50 per cent of those with little or no contact had positive opinions about the community.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]And 80 per cent of Canadians who reported at least occasional contact with Sikhs said they were favourable toward the group. Only 47 per cent of those who didn't really know any Sikh Canadians said they had positive feelings about the community.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The survey also revealed that the strength of respondents' positive impressions - "very favourable" rather than "somewhat favourable" or negative - increased markedly among those reporting significant personal contact with the minority groups.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]For example, 45 per cent of those who have some interaction with Jewish Canadians had "very favourable" opinions, while just 17 per cent who rarely or never encountered Jews had such strong, positive feelings.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"It is apparent that in the case of all three groups, persons with more contact have a more favorable opinion," concludes the Association for Canadian Studies' analysis of the poll. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The survey, the basis for a series of studies by the national research organization, is considered accurate to within 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.[/COLOR] [CENTER][COLOR=navy]© CanWest News Service [/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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