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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="Admin" data-source="post: 208808" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong><strong> Sign the Petition: <a href="https://www.change.org/p/remove-restrictions-for-sikhs-wishing-to-serve-in-the-u-s-military" target="_blank">Remove Restrictions for Sikhs Wishing to Serve in the U.S. Military</a></strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>My name is Major Kamal Singh Kalsi. </strong></p><p></p><p>As a Sikh, I wear a religiously mandated turban and maintain unshorn hair (including a beard that's neatly tied and tucked under my chin). My articles of faith represent my commitment to equality, fighting against oppression, social justice, and service to others—values which are indistinguishable from those I swore to uphold when I took my oath to serve as an Army Officer. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]19973[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>In 2009, the Army granted me a rare accommodation to serve with my turban and beard. The accommodation process was lengthy and arduous; it took more than a year of paperwork and political pressure from both Congress and the White House to allow me to serve with my articles of faith. </p><p></p><p>And after I was granted the accommodation, <strong>I deployed to Afghanistan and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for treating hundreds of soldiers on the front lines of war. </strong></p><p></p><p>As a Sikh officer, I am able to serve while promoting unit cohesion, morale, and safety. I wear a standard issue Army combat helmet with my religious head-covering; I am able to create an effective gas mask seal with my unshorn beard. Nothing prevents me from being a proud Sikh and a great soldier at the same time.</p><p></p><p>Although a handful of other Sikh soldiers have been granted individual accommodations, these exceptions are not guaranteed; the general rule remains that devout Sikhs are barred from service. This policy is exclusionary, shutting out talented and patriotic Sikhs willing to lay down their lives for our country.</p><p></p><p><strong>Our nation's military is strongest when it embraces diversity</strong> and welcomes soldiers—men and women, gay or straight, Sikh or Christian—from all walks of life. We desegregated the military, repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, and opened all combat roles to women. Let’s not waste any further human capital.</p><p></p><p>Please join me in calling on President Obama—before he leaves office—and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to <strong>remove restrictions on observant Sikhs who wish to serve in our Armed Forces</strong>.</p><p></p><p><strong> Sign the Petition: <a href="https://www.change.org/p/remove-restrictions-for-sikhs-wishing-to-serve-in-the-u-s-military" target="_blank">Remove Restrictions for Sikhs Wishing to Serve in the U.S. Military</a></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Image: Corporal Simran Preet Lamba's graduation at Ft. Jackson Army base on November 10, 2010</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 208808, member: 1"] [B][B] Sign the Petition: [URL="https://www.change.org/p/remove-restrictions-for-sikhs-wishing-to-serve-in-the-u-s-military"]Remove Restrictions for Sikhs Wishing to Serve in the U.S. Military[/URL][/B] My name is Major Kamal Singh Kalsi. [/B] As a Sikh, I wear a religiously mandated turban and maintain unshorn hair (including a beard that's neatly tied and tucked under my chin). My articles of faith represent my commitment to equality, fighting against oppression, social justice, and service to others—values which are indistinguishable from those I swore to uphold when I took my oath to serve as an Army Officer. [ATTACH=full]19973[/ATTACH] In 2009, the Army granted me a rare accommodation to serve with my turban and beard. The accommodation process was lengthy and arduous; it took more than a year of paperwork and political pressure from both Congress and the White House to allow me to serve with my articles of faith. And after I was granted the accommodation, [B]I deployed to Afghanistan and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for treating hundreds of soldiers on the front lines of war. [/B] As a Sikh officer, I am able to serve while promoting unit cohesion, morale, and safety. I wear a standard issue Army combat helmet with my religious head-covering; I am able to create an effective gas mask seal with my unshorn beard. Nothing prevents me from being a proud Sikh and a great soldier at the same time. Although a handful of other Sikh soldiers have been granted individual accommodations, these exceptions are not guaranteed; the general rule remains that devout Sikhs are barred from service. This policy is exclusionary, shutting out talented and patriotic Sikhs willing to lay down their lives for our country. [B]Our nation's military is strongest when it embraces diversity[/B] and welcomes soldiers—men and women, gay or straight, Sikh or Christian—from all walks of life. We desegregated the military, repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, and opened all combat roles to women. Let’s not waste any further human capital. Please join me in calling on President Obama—before he leaves office—and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to [B]remove restrictions on observant Sikhs who wish to serve in our Armed Forces[/B]. [B] Sign the Petition: [URL="https://www.change.org/p/remove-restrictions-for-sikhs-wishing-to-serve-in-the-u-s-military"]Remove Restrictions for Sikhs Wishing to Serve in the U.S. Military[/URL][/B] [I]Image: Corporal Simran Preet Lamba's graduation at Ft. Jackson Army base on November 10, 2010[/I] [/QUOTE]
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