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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 195165" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Ramesh Arora: The other Singh Saab</strong></p><p></p><p>Sameer Arshad</p><p></p><p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ramesh-Arora-The-other-Singh-Saab/articleshow/28696633.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ramesh-Arora-The-other-Singh-Saab/articleshow/28696633.cms</a></p><p></p><p>Gopal Singh Arora's brothers thought he was crazy to stay back in Pakistan during the post-Partition riots. But his closest friend, Hayat Khan Baloch, had left him with no other option. If you leave, Baloch told him, you will have to either behead me or take me along.</p><p></p><p>Most of Arora's relatives had by then migrated to India, though not before warning him against staying back. But Arora and his sons not only stayed put, they went on to do reasonably well in agriculture and contract work. And now many years after his death, Arora's decision to stay back has been vindicated with his grandson achieving a rare milestone. In June, Ramesh Singh Arora became the first Sikh assembly member of Pakistan's Punjab province. Ramesh believes he owes his achievement to his grandfather's deep love for his friend. "They were like brothers," says Ramesh.</p><p></p><p>Arora and his family stayed on in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) and then moved to Nankana Sahib, a holy city for Sikhs, in 1965. Ramesh spent his childhood there and was educated there. He received his master's degree from Lahore's Punjab University in 1997, and then started working with the World Bank as a microfinance and institutional development specialist.</p><p></p><p>Ramesh, who set up an NGO in 2008, credits Ahsan Iqbal, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader and federal minister, with launching his political career. Iqbal also helped him get an assembly nomination.</p><p></p><p>There is another interesting story how that happened. "When the head priest of Golden Temple, Giani Jaswinder Singh, visited the Punjab Assembly (in Lahore), he asked speaker Rana Iqbal how many khalsa (Sikh) members it had. None, the speaker had replied, but he promised that the next assembly would at least have one," says Ramesh.</p><p></p><p>Punjab province is significant for Sikhs because some of their holiest shrines are located here. Also, Lahore was the seat of Sikh imperial power - Ranjit Singh ruled from here, exercising control over his vast kingdom.</p><p></p><p>The passage of the Sikh Marriage Act is among the politician's priorities. "It is being processed while the Hindu Marriage Act is almost done," he says. He is hopeful that the two legislations would be a reality within a year.</p><p></p><p>Minorities in Pakistan are mostly in the news for being victimized. But, says Ramesh, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a soft corner for minority communities. "He has created a special minority development fund and Rs 200 million has been allocated to each minority legislator for this."</p><p></p><p>Ramesh, who visits India often, cites the nomination of Hindu legislator, Kanji Ram, in Punjab as another example of Sharif 's concern for minorities.</p><p></p><p>The Sikh population in Pakistan is concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where another Sikh lawmaker, Suran Singh, is minority affairs advisor. "We are both committed to the betterment of Pakistan," says Ramesh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 195165, member: 35"] [B]Ramesh Arora: The other Singh Saab[/B] Sameer Arshad [url]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ramesh-Arora-The-other-Singh-Saab/articleshow/28696633.cms[/url] Gopal Singh Arora's brothers thought he was crazy to stay back in Pakistan during the post-Partition riots. But his closest friend, Hayat Khan Baloch, had left him with no other option. If you leave, Baloch told him, you will have to either behead me or take me along. Most of Arora's relatives had by then migrated to India, though not before warning him against staying back. But Arora and his sons not only stayed put, they went on to do reasonably well in agriculture and contract work. And now many years after his death, Arora's decision to stay back has been vindicated with his grandson achieving a rare milestone. In June, Ramesh Singh Arora became the first Sikh assembly member of Pakistan's Punjab province. Ramesh believes he owes his achievement to his grandfather's deep love for his friend. "They were like brothers," says Ramesh. Arora and his family stayed on in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) and then moved to Nankana Sahib, a holy city for Sikhs, in 1965. Ramesh spent his childhood there and was educated there. He received his master's degree from Lahore's Punjab University in 1997, and then started working with the World Bank as a microfinance and institutional development specialist. Ramesh, who set up an NGO in 2008, credits Ahsan Iqbal, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader and federal minister, with launching his political career. Iqbal also helped him get an assembly nomination. There is another interesting story how that happened. "When the head priest of Golden Temple, Giani Jaswinder Singh, visited the Punjab Assembly (in Lahore), he asked speaker Rana Iqbal how many khalsa (Sikh) members it had. None, the speaker had replied, but he promised that the next assembly would at least have one," says Ramesh. Punjab province is significant for Sikhs because some of their holiest shrines are located here. Also, Lahore was the seat of Sikh imperial power - Ranjit Singh ruled from here, exercising control over his vast kingdom. The passage of the Sikh Marriage Act is among the politician's priorities. "It is being processed while the Hindu Marriage Act is almost done," he says. He is hopeful that the two legislations would be a reality within a year. Minorities in Pakistan are mostly in the news for being victimized. But, says Ramesh, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a soft corner for minority communities. "He has created a special minority development fund and Rs 200 million has been allocated to each minority legislator for this." Ramesh, who visits India often, cites the nomination of Hindu legislator, Kanji Ram, in Punjab as another example of Sharif 's concern for minorities. The Sikh population in Pakistan is concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where another Sikh lawmaker, Suran Singh, is minority affairs advisor. "We are both committed to the betterment of Pakistan," says Ramesh. [/QUOTE]
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