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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="aristotle" data-source="post: 195521" data-attributes="member: 11816"><p>A group of Sikh academics and politicians from Britain want Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect historic Sikh shrines in Pakistan.</p><p></p><p>In a joint letter to Sharif, House of Lords member Ajit Singh who is a professor at Cambridge, Virinder Kalra of the University of Manchester, Swaran Singh from Warwick, the economist Pritam Singh Gill of Oxford Brookes University and Nadir Cheema from SOAS, say, preserving gurudwaras would significantly further confidence building measures with India.</p><p></p><p>They have, in particular, sought Sharif's intervention to save Gurudwara Guru Kotha - a shrine dedicated to the Sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind in Gujranwala's Wazirabad town. They cite testimonies of local residents, which indicate that the historic structure was at risk of being destroyed by incessant encroachments.</p><p></p><p>"The gurdwara enshrines the religious sentiments of the Sikh minority in Pakistan as well as spread across the globe. It is also part of the heritage of Punjab as a whole. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that the gurdwara is preserved," the academics have told Sharif emphasizing the fact that the facts were first brought to their notice by Muslim residents in the Pakistani township.</p><p></p><p>"It should be a matter of pride for the Prime Minister of Pakistan that the Muslim residents of Wazirabad were the first to show their concern about the state of the gurdwara," their letter states.</p><p></p><p>Lord Ajit Singh and his friends also point to the fact that "in the last ten years around 200 mosques have been restored in Indian Punjab with the help of Sikh and Hindu communities," adding that "showing such a measure of mutual respect for each other's religious sentiments could play a huge part in producing sustainable peace and coexistence between two nations."</p><p></p><p>They have asked Mr Sharif to facilitate the transfer of the Wazirabad shrine to the custody of Pakistan's Evacuee or Aukaaf Trust and undertake its conservations and renovation in consultation with "concerned residents of Wazirabad."</p><p></p><p>Nadir Cheema believes a beginning in Wazirabad could renew hope for dozens of gurudwaras across the rest of Pakistan. According to him the previous PPP government too had eased visa restrictions allowing for Sikh pilgrims to participate in the refurbishment of shrines.</p><p></p><p>Notably, Sikh prayers in Indian Punjab after the partition in 1947, have continually articulated the community's yearning for free access to shrines located in Pakistan including the first Guru, Nanak's birthplace at Nankana Sahib.</p><p></p><p>(Source: <a href="http://www.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uk-sikhs-nawaz-sharif-sikh-shrines-pakistan-gurudwara-guru-kotha-guru-hargobind/1/339194.html" target="_blank">http://www.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uk-sikhs-nawaz-sharif-sikh-shrines-pakistan-gurudwara-guru-kotha-guru-hargobind/1/339194.html</a>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aristotle, post: 195521, member: 11816"] A group of Sikh academics and politicians from Britain want Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect historic Sikh shrines in Pakistan. In a joint letter to Sharif, House of Lords member Ajit Singh who is a professor at Cambridge, Virinder Kalra of the University of Manchester, Swaran Singh from Warwick, the economist Pritam Singh Gill of Oxford Brookes University and Nadir Cheema from SOAS, say, preserving gurudwaras would significantly further confidence building measures with India. They have, in particular, sought Sharif's intervention to save Gurudwara Guru Kotha - a shrine dedicated to the Sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind in Gujranwala's Wazirabad town. They cite testimonies of local residents, which indicate that the historic structure was at risk of being destroyed by incessant encroachments. "The gurdwara enshrines the religious sentiments of the Sikh minority in Pakistan as well as spread across the globe. It is also part of the heritage of Punjab as a whole. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that the gurdwara is preserved," the academics have told Sharif emphasizing the fact that the facts were first brought to their notice by Muslim residents in the Pakistani township. "It should be a matter of pride for the Prime Minister of Pakistan that the Muslim residents of Wazirabad were the first to show their concern about the state of the gurdwara," their letter states. Lord Ajit Singh and his friends also point to the fact that "in the last ten years around 200 mosques have been restored in Indian Punjab with the help of Sikh and Hindu communities," adding that "showing such a measure of mutual respect for each other's religious sentiments could play a huge part in producing sustainable peace and coexistence between two nations." They have asked Mr Sharif to facilitate the transfer of the Wazirabad shrine to the custody of Pakistan's Evacuee or Aukaaf Trust and undertake its conservations and renovation in consultation with "concerned residents of Wazirabad." Nadir Cheema believes a beginning in Wazirabad could renew hope for dozens of gurudwaras across the rest of Pakistan. According to him the previous PPP government too had eased visa restrictions allowing for Sikh pilgrims to participate in the refurbishment of shrines. Notably, Sikh prayers in Indian Punjab after the partition in 1947, have continually articulated the community's yearning for free access to shrines located in Pakistan including the first Guru, Nanak's birthplace at Nankana Sahib. (Source: [url]http://www.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uk-sikhs-nawaz-sharif-sikh-shrines-pakistan-gurudwara-guru-kotha-guru-hargobind/1/339194.html[/url]) [/QUOTE]
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