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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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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 183748" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Indian establishment makes mockery of martyrdom in wake of Sarabjit Singh death</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><img src="http://www.vancouverdesi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Sarabjit-Singh-post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="color: Red">Villagers along with leaders pay tribute to Sarabjit Singh, </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="color: Red">a death row prisoner that was killed in Pakistan, </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="color: Red">during his cremation at Bikhiwind village near Amritsar, India </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="color: Red">on May 3, 2013. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>GURPREET SINGH</strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"><strong>RADIO INDIA</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The recent decision of the Indian government to describe Sarabjit Singh, an alleged spy who died after being assaulted in a Pakistani jail, as a martyr has sent conflicting signals and reflects poorly on its foreign policy.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Singh was convicted by Pakistani courts for 1990 bombings that left 14 people dead. Though Singh had claimed innocence and there were efforts to get him released on humanitarian grounds at the government level, Indian authorities have chosen to describe him a martyr or brave son following his death in Jinnah Hospital in Pakistan, where he was struggling for life after being left viciously attacked by fellow jail inmates.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Until recently, Singh’s family and his Canada-based supporters claimed that he had accidentally crossed the international border between India and Pakistan and was wrongly implicated in the crime. A few Canadians spearheaded campaign for his release.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">His native village, Bhikiwind, is situated close to the zero line that divides India and Pakistan. His family claimed that he had mistakenly strayed into the Pakistan territory.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Incidentally, Bhai Bhag Singh, a towering leader of the East Indian community in Vancouver, who was assassinated by a spy of the British Empire in 1914, belonged to the same village. He was at the forefront of the struggle for voting rights for Indian immigrants and had challenged so-called racist immigration laws of the Canadian government.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">He was associated with the Ghadar Party, a group that believed in an armed rebellion against the British Empire that occupied India back then. The Ghadar Party was formed by Indian immigrants on the West Coast of North America in 1913 to resist racism and foreign occupation of their homeland.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The movement was born out of discriminatory experiences endured by these men as the British government did not come to their rescue whenever there was an assault on their rights from the white majority. Since these men came to this part of the world as British subjects and Canada, too, was a British colony, they were disillusioned by the indifference of the Empire.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Whereas the Indian establishment has completely forgotten Bhag Singh and his contributions, with no significant effort to raise a national monument for him in his native village, Sarabjit Singh has received extraordinary attention despite having a dubious reputation.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The fatal attack on Sarabjit Singh follows the hanging of Pakistani extremist Ajmal Amir Kasab, who was behind the terror attack on Mumbai, India in 2008 that left more than 100 people dead. Had Pakistan declared him a hero, the Indian government would have quickly branded their neighbours a “terrorist state.’’</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">How wise, therefore, is the move to glorify Sarabjit Singh as a hero? Besides, how can a man become a martyr if he was, as some argue, an innocent victim of circumstance? By declaring him thusly, the Indian government has actually belittled real martyrs and national heroes, like Bhag Singh, who fought consciously against injustices.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">At a strategic level this is a bad decision. It is like an indirect endorsement of a terrorist crime allegedly committed by Singh in Pakistan.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Let’s face it — the Indian government failed to handle this affair appropriately. Just to pacify public anger and hide its own weaknesses, it is trying to silence its critics by indulging in jingoism and narrow nationalism.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/india/indian-establishment-makes-mockery-of-martyrdom-in-wake-of-sarabjit-singh-death/548925/" target="_blank">http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/india/indian-establishment-makes-mockery-of-martyrdom-in-wake-of-sarabjit-singh-death/548925/</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 183748, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]Indian establishment makes mockery of martyrdom in wake of Sarabjit Singh death[/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.vancouverdesi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Sarabjit-Singh-post.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR="Red"]Villagers along with leaders pay tribute to Sarabjit Singh, a death row prisoner that was killed in Pakistan, during his cremation at Bikhiwind village near Amritsar, India on May 3, 2013. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images[/COLOR] GURPREET SINGH RADIO INDIA[/B] The recent decision of the Indian government to describe Sarabjit Singh, an alleged spy who died after being assaulted in a Pakistani jail, as a martyr has sent conflicting signals and reflects poorly on its foreign policy. Singh was convicted by Pakistani courts for 1990 bombings that left 14 people dead. Though Singh had claimed innocence and there were efforts to get him released on humanitarian grounds at the government level, Indian authorities have chosen to describe him a martyr or brave son following his death in Jinnah Hospital in Pakistan, where he was struggling for life after being left viciously attacked by fellow jail inmates. Until recently, Singh’s family and his Canada-based supporters claimed that he had accidentally crossed the international border between India and Pakistan and was wrongly implicated in the crime. A few Canadians spearheaded campaign for his release. His native village, Bhikiwind, is situated close to the zero line that divides India and Pakistan. His family claimed that he had mistakenly strayed into the Pakistan territory. Incidentally, Bhai Bhag Singh, a towering leader of the East Indian community in Vancouver, who was assassinated by a spy of the British Empire in 1914, belonged to the same village. He was at the forefront of the struggle for voting rights for Indian immigrants and had challenged so-called racist immigration laws of the Canadian government. He was associated with the Ghadar Party, a group that believed in an armed rebellion against the British Empire that occupied India back then. The Ghadar Party was formed by Indian immigrants on the West Coast of North America in 1913 to resist racism and foreign occupation of their homeland. The movement was born out of discriminatory experiences endured by these men as the British government did not come to their rescue whenever there was an assault on their rights from the white majority. Since these men came to this part of the world as British subjects and Canada, too, was a British colony, they were disillusioned by the indifference of the Empire. Whereas the Indian establishment has completely forgotten Bhag Singh and his contributions, with no significant effort to raise a national monument for him in his native village, Sarabjit Singh has received extraordinary attention despite having a dubious reputation. The fatal attack on Sarabjit Singh follows the hanging of Pakistani extremist Ajmal Amir Kasab, who was behind the terror attack on Mumbai, India in 2008 that left more than 100 people dead. Had Pakistan declared him a hero, the Indian government would have quickly branded their neighbours a “terrorist state.’’ How wise, therefore, is the move to glorify Sarabjit Singh as a hero? Besides, how can a man become a martyr if he was, as some argue, an innocent victim of circumstance? By declaring him thusly, the Indian government has actually belittled real martyrs and national heroes, like Bhag Singh, who fought consciously against injustices. At a strategic level this is a bad decision. It is like an indirect endorsement of a terrorist crime allegedly committed by Singh in Pakistan. Let’s face it — the Indian government failed to handle this affair appropriately. Just to pacify public anger and hide its own weaknesses, it is trying to silence its critics by indulging in jingoism and narrow nationalism. [B]source:[/B] [url]http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/india/indian-establishment-makes-mockery-of-martyrdom-in-wake-of-sarabjit-singh-death/548925/[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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