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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="gurvinder_janu" data-source="post: 65480" data-attributes="member: 4867"><p>RBI also strikes out Sikhs from 'minority' list <a href="http://worldsikhnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1301" target="_blank"><img src="http://worldsikhnews.com/templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/pdf_button.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://worldsikhnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1301&pop=1&page=0" target="_blank"><img src="http://worldsikhnews.com/templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/printButton.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://worldsikhnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=1301&itemid=99999999" target="_blank"><img src="http://worldsikhnews.com/templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/emailButton.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Written by Satnam Singh </p><p> </p><p>Thursday, December 20, 2007 </p><p> </p><p><img src="http://worldsikhnews.com/images/stories/19%20dec/RBI2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Chandigarh: Weeks before the Punjab and Haryana High Court said Sikhs weer not a minority in Punjab, the Reserve Bank of India, India's federal bank, has already told all Indian banks not to consider the Sikhs a minority in the state of Punjab anymore for the purpose of granting priroty sector loans. Also, the banks will not consider the Muslims a minority in Kashmir.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Even as the UPA Government on an initiative by Congress president Sonia Gandhi ensured that the RBI included ‘minority communities’ in the list of ‘weaker sections’ for the purpose of priority-sector lending by banks, Sikhs will not be in it. Domestic banks, both government-owned and private, are mandated to lend 10% of the their total loans to ‘weaker sections’. </p><p></p><p>RBI said banks can decide on the minority-community beneficiaries on the basis of the demography of the respective state. So Christians also will not be a minority anymore in Mizoram, Sikkim and Nagaland. </p><p></p><p>Domestic banks are required to give 40% of their total loans to priority sectors, which include agriculture, housing, small-scale industries and weaker sections. While the agriculture sector constitutes half of the priority-sector lending or 20% of the total bank loans, weaker sections are mandated to be given 25% of the total priority-sector loans or 10% of the total bank loans. </p><p></p><p>In 2006-07, commercial banks gave Rs 4,10,285 crore as loans. According to RBI guidelines, out of this, around Rs 35,000 crore would have been given to weaker sections, which would be a little less than 10% of the total credit, said a banker. This is because foreign banks are not mandated to give loans to weaker sections from their total prioritysector lending requirements of 32% of their total credit. </p><p></p><p>So far, the SGPC and the Akali Dal have been silent on the issue. </p><p> </p><p>Source:<a href="http://worldsikhnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1301" target="_blank">World Sikh News - RBI also strikes out Sikhs from 'minority' list</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gurvinder_janu, post: 65480, member: 4867"] RBI also strikes out Sikhs from 'minority' list [URL="http://worldsikhnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1301"][IMG]http://worldsikhnews.com/templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/pdf_button.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://worldsikhnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1301&pop=1&page=0"][IMG]http://worldsikhnews.com/templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/printButton.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://worldsikhnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=1301&itemid=99999999"][IMG]http://worldsikhnews.com/templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/emailButton.png[/IMG][/URL] Written by Satnam Singh Thursday, December 20, 2007 [IMG]http://worldsikhnews.com/images/stories/19%20dec/RBI2.jpg[/IMG]Chandigarh: Weeks before the Punjab and Haryana High Court said Sikhs weer not a minority in Punjab, the Reserve Bank of India, India's federal bank, has already told all Indian banks not to consider the Sikhs a minority in the state of Punjab anymore for the purpose of granting priroty sector loans. Also, the banks will not consider the Muslims a minority in Kashmir. Even as the UPA Government on an initiative by Congress president Sonia Gandhi ensured that the RBI included ‘minority communities’ in the list of ‘weaker sections’ for the purpose of priority-sector lending by banks, Sikhs will not be in it. Domestic banks, both government-owned and private, are mandated to lend 10% of the their total loans to ‘weaker sections’. RBI said banks can decide on the minority-community beneficiaries on the basis of the demography of the respective state. So Christians also will not be a minority anymore in Mizoram, Sikkim and Nagaland. Domestic banks are required to give 40% of their total loans to priority sectors, which include agriculture, housing, small-scale industries and weaker sections. While the agriculture sector constitutes half of the priority-sector lending or 20% of the total bank loans, weaker sections are mandated to be given 25% of the total priority-sector loans or 10% of the total bank loans. In 2006-07, commercial banks gave Rs 4,10,285 crore as loans. According to RBI guidelines, out of this, around Rs 35,000 crore would have been given to weaker sections, which would be a little less than 10% of the total credit, said a banker. This is because foreign banks are not mandated to give loans to weaker sections from their total prioritysector lending requirements of 32% of their total credit. So far, the SGPC and the Akali Dal have been silent on the issue. Source:[url=http://worldsikhnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1301]World Sikh News - RBI also strikes out Sikhs from 'minority' list[/url] [/QUOTE]
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