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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)
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Thittee (296-300)
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Gurbani (323-330)
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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)
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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
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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: 48632" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000080">Makkar re-elected SGPC chief, SAD rival expelled from party</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><strong>Amritsar, Nov.25 (ANI):</strong> Avtar Singh Makkar was on Saturday re-elected as president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) after defeating his nearest Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) rival, Gurvinder Singh Shampura, by 104 votes. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Makkar secured 139 out of the 175 votes cast, while Shampura got only 35 votes. The SGPC has 185 votes in all. Makkar's name was proposed by former SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur and seconded by Mohinder Singh Romana. Raghujit Singh Virk, a relative of the SAD chief, Prakash Singh Badal, and a resident of Karnal, was appointed senior vice-president and Kawel Singh Badal was appointed as the junior vice president. Sukhdev Singh Bhoor was appointed as the General Secretary of the SGPC.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Shampura's poor show in the SGPC polls led to his expulsion from the SAD.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">After the elections, the general house of the SGPC unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central Government to make suitable amendments in the Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925 so that they could co-opt ten Sikh representative from various countries. Presently, the SGPC co opts fifteen members from different Indian states.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Addressing reporters at the Teja Singh Samundri Hall after his win, Makkar said that the inclusion of Sikh representatives from different parts of the world would help solve major Sikh community-related issues faced by Sikhs living abroad. He also confirmed that the SGPC has written to the Central Government to ensure that Sikhs living in Afghanistan get sufficient security.On the SGPC's stand vis-a-vis the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), Makkar said relations between the two Sikh representative bodies are cordial, and added that SGPC would soon send a delegation to Pakistan for the construction of a Sarai (Inn) at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Makkar also expressed his objections over moves to register a separate Sikh body in Haryana, describing it as a state government ploy to divide Sikhs there. He said the SGPC is a representative body of the entire Sikh community, and the move to form a separate committee was in violation of the pact signed between Jawaharlal Nehru and Master Tara Singh in 1959.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Meanwhile, the Sikh diaspora has reacted to Makkar's re-election as an attempt to woo the urban voter in Punjab ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections. The election is likely be held in the state in the first week of March.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Makkar's re-appointment as SGPC chief has been criticised. merican Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (AGPC) coordinator DR. Pritpal Singh alleged that Makkar had failed to address serious issues during his first tenure as SGPC chief. He said that the SGPC has failed to approach the governments of various countries for stopping hate crimes against Sikhs. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">He also said that the confrontation with the Akalis has disappointed the Sikh Diaspora. Showing their concern over the Afghanistan issue, he said that AGPC would soon give a representation to the U.S.State Department for the protection of Sikhs in Afghanistan. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Talking to ANI over phone, Karn Singh, the President of the Sikh Foundation in Switzerland, also criticised Makkar's re-appointment as SGPC chief. He said the SGPC had failed to address the turban removal issue in France.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"The election of Avtar Singh Makkar is insignificant, and a confirmation of the Badal Dal Plan to continue its loot of golak money through a non-descript leader like Makkar," said. Kanwarpal Singh a spokesperson of the Dal Khalsa.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">The SGPC has failed to achieve the basic purpose of religious propagation, which has resulted in apostasy in large numbers, he added. (ANI)</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>----------------------------------------</p><p>----------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------</p><p>----------------------------------------</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 48632, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000080]Makkar re-elected SGPC chief, SAD rival expelled from party[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=#000080][B]Amritsar, Nov.25 (ANI):[/B] Avtar Singh Makkar was on Saturday re-elected as president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) after defeating his nearest Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) rival, Gurvinder Singh Shampura, by 104 votes. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Makkar secured 139 out of the 175 votes cast, while Shampura got only 35 votes. The SGPC has 185 votes in all. Makkar's name was proposed by former SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur and seconded by Mohinder Singh Romana. Raghujit Singh Virk, a relative of the SAD chief, Prakash Singh Badal, and a resident of Karnal, was appointed senior vice-president and Kawel Singh Badal was appointed as the junior vice president. Sukhdev Singh Bhoor was appointed as the General Secretary of the SGPC.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Shampura's poor show in the SGPC polls led to his expulsion from the SAD.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]After the elections, the general house of the SGPC unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central Government to make suitable amendments in the Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925 so that they could co-opt ten Sikh representative from various countries. Presently, the SGPC co opts fifteen members from different Indian states.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Addressing reporters at the Teja Singh Samundri Hall after his win, Makkar said that the inclusion of Sikh representatives from different parts of the world would help solve major Sikh community-related issues faced by Sikhs living abroad. He also confirmed that the SGPC has written to the Central Government to ensure that Sikhs living in Afghanistan get sufficient security.On the SGPC's stand vis-a-vis the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), Makkar said relations between the two Sikh representative bodies are cordial, and added that SGPC would soon send a delegation to Pakistan for the construction of a Sarai (Inn) at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Makkar also expressed his objections over moves to register a separate Sikh body in Haryana, describing it as a state government ploy to divide Sikhs there. He said the SGPC is a representative body of the entire Sikh community, and the move to form a separate committee was in violation of the pact signed between Jawaharlal Nehru and Master Tara Singh in 1959.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Meanwhile, the Sikh diaspora has reacted to Makkar's re-election as an attempt to woo the urban voter in Punjab ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections. The election is likely be held in the state in the first week of March.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Makkar's re-appointment as SGPC chief has been criticised. merican Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (AGPC) coordinator DR. Pritpal Singh alleged that Makkar had failed to address serious issues during his first tenure as SGPC chief. He said that the SGPC has failed to approach the governments of various countries for stopping hate crimes against Sikhs. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]He also said that the confrontation with the Akalis has disappointed the Sikh Diaspora. Showing their concern over the Afghanistan issue, he said that AGPC would soon give a representation to the U.S.State Department for the protection of Sikhs in Afghanistan. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Talking to ANI over phone, Karn Singh, the President of the Sikh Foundation in Switzerland, also criticised Makkar's re-appointment as SGPC chief. He said the SGPC had failed to address the turban removal issue in France.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"The election of Avtar Singh Makkar is insignificant, and a confirmation of the Badal Dal Plan to continue its loot of golak money through a non-descript leader like Makkar," said. Kanwarpal Singh a spokesperson of the Dal Khalsa.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The SGPC has failed to achieve the basic purpose of religious propagation, which has resulted in apostasy in large numbers, he added. (ANI)[/COLOR] ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- [/QUOTE]
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