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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="Neutral Singh" data-source="post: 2395" data-attributes="member: 2"><p><strong>THE BRITISH & THE SIKHS by Bharat Vir Singh Ji</strong></p><p></p><p>Those who look at historical Anglo-Sikh relations,seem to forget that when the British maliciously broke the Anglo-Sikh Treaty with Maharaja Ranjit Singh,it resulted in two Anglo-Sikh Wars.After the Maharaja died,the British took over the Sikh Empire with the connivance of the treacherous Dhyan Singh Dogra,and annexed all Sikh territory into the British empire.They even coerced the child-ruler Dalip Singh to handover the famous Kohinoor diamond.</p><p></p><p>Thereafter Sikhs were a ‘conquered’people,and with first-hand experience of the valour and undying spirit of the Khalsa warriors,the British enlisted the vanquished Sikhs into their own forces in both the World Wars and right up till today.</p><p></p><p>The fiercely proud originality of the ‘Sikhi saroop’ was toned down to suit the ‘gentlemanly’ look of the British.A prescribed format was applied to the majestic Khalsa turban,and beards were tamed by pressing,tying-up or threading to look tidy,polite and effeminate instead of the manly lion’s-mane flowing beard of the sovereign Khalsa warrior.Sikhs were no longer a sovereign nation,they were merely mercenaries hired to fight and die for a conquering force,the British Crown.As a legacy of the British domination,even today the free-flowing,full open beard of the ‘sabat-soorat’ Khalsa is viewed with some apprehension and suspicion by the white British.In contrast,a pressed,tied-up beard and neck-tie is readily accepted as “British”.</p><p></p><p>As soon as we were conquered we began calling the white ruler as “Sahib”. </p><p> </p><p>We forgot that Khalsa has only ONE Sahib, and that is Sahib Guru Gobind Singh Jee. </p><p></p><p>That old pattern of subjugation is still covertly applied by certain British institutions like the civil service,judiciary,army,police,etc. and their Sikh employees serve their Angrez sahibs with the colonial slave mentality,albeit covertly.Our servile older generation must relinquish false notions of ‘Anglo-Sikh’ relations.</p><p></p><p>Our new Sikh generations,born and brought up as free citizens of a free country will hopefully establish a newer,more genuine and independent identity of a ‘British Sikh’,rejecting the old prescription and challenging the white British establishment from a position of strength,not servility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neutral Singh, post: 2395, member: 2"] [b]THE BRITISH & THE SIKHS by Bharat Vir Singh Ji[/b] Those who look at historical Anglo-Sikh relations,seem to forget that when the British maliciously broke the Anglo-Sikh Treaty with Maharaja Ranjit Singh,it resulted in two Anglo-Sikh Wars.After the Maharaja died,the British took over the Sikh Empire with the connivance of the treacherous Dhyan Singh Dogra,and annexed all Sikh territory into the British empire.They even coerced the child-ruler Dalip Singh to handover the famous Kohinoor diamond. Thereafter Sikhs were a ‘conquered’people,and with first-hand experience of the valour and undying spirit of the Khalsa warriors,the British enlisted the vanquished Sikhs into their own forces in both the World Wars and right up till today. The fiercely proud originality of the ‘Sikhi saroop’ was toned down to suit the ‘gentlemanly’ look of the British.A prescribed format was applied to the majestic Khalsa turban,and beards were tamed by pressing,tying-up or threading to look tidy,polite and effeminate instead of the manly lion’s-mane flowing beard of the sovereign Khalsa warrior.Sikhs were no longer a sovereign nation,they were merely mercenaries hired to fight and die for a conquering force,the British Crown.As a legacy of the British domination,even today the free-flowing,full open beard of the ‘sabat-soorat’ Khalsa is viewed with some apprehension and suspicion by the white British.In contrast,a pressed,tied-up beard and neck-tie is readily accepted as “British”. As soon as we were conquered we began calling the white ruler as “Sahib”. We forgot that Khalsa has only ONE Sahib, and that is Sahib Guru Gobind Singh Jee. That old pattern of subjugation is still covertly applied by certain British institutions like the civil service,judiciary,army,police,etc. and their Sikh employees serve their Angrez sahibs with the colonial slave mentality,albeit covertly.Our servile older generation must relinquish false notions of ‘Anglo-Sikh’ relations. Our new Sikh generations,born and brought up as free citizens of a free country will hopefully establish a newer,more genuine and independent identity of a ‘British Sikh’,rejecting the old prescription and challenging the white British establishment from a position of strength,not servility. [/QUOTE]
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