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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
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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: 134734" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><u><span style="color: magenta">FOOD FOR THOUGHT:</span></u></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">October 8, 2010 </span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #002060"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #c00000">Editorial: </span>Strike multiculturalism from the national vocabulary</span> </span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">From Friday's Globe and Mail </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #002060"><strong>Canadians should not be afraid to articulate a sense of what defines the country and that citizenship brings with it responsibilities, not just rights</strong> </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">The tired, flawed debate over the benefits of multiculturalism - that it gives newcomers a sense of belonging - and the disadvantages - that it emphasizes differences - has been on a continuous loop since the 1970s. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">With Europe's retreat from multiculturalism, the debate has become more fraught, while the terminology has ceased to have any real meaning. It signifies very different things to different people, and has turned into a flashpoint and a distraction. </span><span style="color: #002060">Multiculturalism should be struck from the national vocabulary. </span><span style="color: #002060">Instead, Canada needs to refocus the debate, and have the courage to build a successful society around the concept of citizenship.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Canadians should not be afraid to articulate - to the native-born and to newcomers - a sense of what defines the country and the idea that citizenship brings with it responsibilities, not just rights.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">The country aims to attract 250,000 people a year, of different racial, linguistic and geographical origins. There are 15 nationalities that each have more than 100,000 people here. This pluralism is healthy and adds to the texture and innovation of the country. Canada has more immigrants per capita than any other country except Australia; 17 per cent of the population is foreign-born. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Immigrants come because they see Canada as a beacon of opportunity and freedom - values that shouldn't be lost in an endless discussion about the accommodation of differences. Canada cannot replicate their homelands, nor should it strive to.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Immigrants should know they have an obligation to learn one of Canada's official languages, to understand that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees both freedom of religion and expression, as well as women's right to be treated equally. In turn, the host society has an obligation not just to recruit newcomers and their families, but also to find a place for them and to make use of their considerable talents. Immigrants care more about equal access to jobs, housing and education, than about support of cultural enrichment. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060"><strong>The age of pluralism</strong> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Canada's multiculturalism policy, when introduced in 1971, had four pillars: the need to respect diversity; to also promote integration by having newcomers learn French or English; to participate in cross-cultural exchanges; and to engage in mainstream institutions.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Few today are aware of this nuanced vision, but mistakenly believe the policy was only about celebration of ethnic foods and dances - the celebration of what makes us different, not what we have in common. This vision alienates many newcomers, who say it puts them into ethnic "boxes" or silos that further distance them from the host society. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">"Community is not the community you come from but the community you want to belong to," says Hussain Amarshi, president of Toronto-based Mongrel Media, a film distribution company. "I did not come to Canada to be defined as a South Asian or visible minority. Mine is a community of artists and filmmakers." </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">By doing away with the term multiculturalism, and replacing it with pluralism, Canada can refocus the debate. "Pluralism asks people to define themselves as individuals," says Rudyard Griffiths, co-founder of the Historica-Dominion Institute, "and have their rights recognized, but also to take their civic role more seriously."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">He proposes that Canada mark its sesquicentennial by creating a charter of citizenship, articulating civic responsibilities, and that mandatory voting and a new citizenship test in high school should be considered. In this way, newcomers, as well as native-born Canadians, will become familiar with the symbols and institutions rooted in Canadian history - as well as the contributions made by more recently arrived groups of people - and the fundamental Canadian values of freedom and democracy. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Camille Orridge, a Jamaican immigrant and CEO of the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, believes there may be an appetite for such discussions. "Don't assume citizenship is a right. We have to join in and belong, and fight to maintain what Canada has. With citizenship come responsibilities, not just privileges."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060"><strong>Let's put Canada to work</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Finally, Canada must work harder to resolve the country's failure to properly use the skills of immigrants, a failure that costs the country $5-billion a year in lost productivity, according to the Conference Board of Canada. For too long, the country has courted smart, educated people, who then arrive here only to have their dreams dashed. A PhD from Bangalore University is not recognized; a decade with Xerox in Lahore counts for nothing.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Australia conducts rigorous language testing and credentials recognition before immigrants set foot on Australian soil, guaranteeing a smoother transition. Canada should consider this model. It would ensure that the country remain a favoured destination for the best and the brightest. They come here not because they aim to recreate the lives they have left behind - but because of Canada's own unique culture and way of life: its democratic institutions; freedom of religion and expression; respect for equality under the law; and awareness of and efforts to combat racism and discrimination.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">These fundamental concepts have far more resonance than another rehashing of the meaning of multiculturalism. Canada's future depends on it. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/multiculturalism/editorial-strike-multiculturalism-from-the-national-vocabulary/article1748958/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/multiculturalism/editorial-strike-multiculturalism-from-the-national-vocabulary/article1748958/</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 134734, member: 884"] [B][U][COLOR=magenta]FOOD FOR THOUGHT:[/COLOR][/U][/B] [COLOR=#002060]October 8, 2010 [/COLOR] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#002060][SIZE=3][COLOR=#c00000]Editorial: [/COLOR]Strike multiculturalism from the national vocabulary[/SIZE] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=#002060]From Friday's Globe and Mail [/COLOR] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#002060][B]Canadians should not be afraid to articulate a sense of what defines the country and that citizenship brings with it responsibilities, not just rights[/B] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#002060]The tired, flawed debate over the benefits of multiculturalism - that it gives newcomers a sense of belonging - and the disadvantages - that it emphasizes differences - has been on a continuous loop since the 1970s. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]With Europe's retreat from multiculturalism, the debate has become more fraught, while the terminology has ceased to have any real meaning. It signifies very different things to different people, and has turned into a flashpoint and a distraction. [/COLOR][COLOR=#002060]Multiculturalism should be struck from the national vocabulary. [/COLOR][COLOR=#002060]Instead, Canada needs to refocus the debate, and have the courage to build a successful society around the concept of citizenship.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Canadians should not be afraid to articulate - to the native-born and to newcomers - a sense of what defines the country and the idea that citizenship brings with it responsibilities, not just rights.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]The country aims to attract 250,000 people a year, of different racial, linguistic and geographical origins. There are 15 nationalities that each have more than 100,000 people here. This pluralism is healthy and adds to the texture and innovation of the country. Canada has more immigrants per capita than any other country except Australia; 17 per cent of the population is foreign-born. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Immigrants come because they see Canada as a beacon of opportunity and freedom - values that shouldn't be lost in an endless discussion about the accommodation of differences. Canada cannot replicate their homelands, nor should it strive to.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Immigrants should know they have an obligation to learn one of Canada's official languages, to understand that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees both freedom of religion and expression, as well as women's right to be treated equally. In turn, the host society has an obligation not just to recruit newcomers and their families, but also to find a place for them and to make use of their considerable talents. Immigrants care more about equal access to jobs, housing and education, than about support of cultural enrichment. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060][B]The age of pluralism[/B] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Canada's multiculturalism policy, when introduced in 1971, had four pillars: the need to respect diversity; to also promote integration by having newcomers learn French or English; to participate in cross-cultural exchanges; and to engage in mainstream institutions.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Few today are aware of this nuanced vision, but mistakenly believe the policy was only about celebration of ethnic foods and dances - the celebration of what makes us different, not what we have in common. This vision alienates many newcomers, who say it puts them into ethnic "boxes" or silos that further distance them from the host society. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]"Community is not the community you come from but the community you want to belong to," says Hussain Amarshi, president of Toronto-based Mongrel Media, a film distribution company. "I did not come to Canada to be defined as a South Asian or visible minority. Mine is a community of artists and filmmakers." [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]By doing away with the term multiculturalism, and replacing it with pluralism, Canada can refocus the debate. "Pluralism asks people to define themselves as individuals," says Rudyard Griffiths, co-founder of the Historica-Dominion Institute, "and have their rights recognized, but also to take their civic role more seriously."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]He proposes that Canada mark its sesquicentennial by creating a charter of citizenship, articulating civic responsibilities, and that mandatory voting and a new citizenship test in high school should be considered. In this way, newcomers, as well as native-born Canadians, will become familiar with the symbols and institutions rooted in Canadian history - as well as the contributions made by more recently arrived groups of people - and the fundamental Canadian values of freedom and democracy. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Camille Orridge, a Jamaican immigrant and CEO of the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, believes there may be an appetite for such discussions. "Don't assume citizenship is a right. We have to join in and belong, and fight to maintain what Canada has. With citizenship come responsibilities, not just privileges."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060][B]Let's put Canada to work[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Finally, Canada must work harder to resolve the country's failure to properly use the skills of immigrants, a failure that costs the country $5-billion a year in lost productivity, according to the Conference Board of Canada. For too long, the country has courted smart, educated people, who then arrive here only to have their dreams dashed. A PhD from Bangalore University is not recognized; a decade with Xerox in Lahore counts for nothing.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Australia conducts rigorous language testing and credentials recognition before immigrants set foot on Australian soil, guaranteeing a smoother transition. Canada should consider this model. It would ensure that the country remain a favoured destination for the best and the brightest. They come here not because they aim to recreate the lives they have left behind - but because of Canada's own unique culture and way of life: its democratic institutions; freedom of religion and expression; respect for equality under the law; and awareness of and efforts to combat racism and discrimination.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]These fundamental concepts have far more resonance than another rehashing of the meaning of multiculturalism. Canada's future depends on it. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/multiculturalism/editorial-strike-multiculturalism-from-the-national-vocabulary/article1748958/"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/multiculturalism/editorial-strike-multiculturalism-from-the-national-vocabulary/article1748958/[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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