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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
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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="Chaan Pardesi" data-source="post: 170996" data-attributes="member: 7047"><p>A letter sent to the THE STAR in Malaysia </p><p> </p><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p> </p><p>I hope you will allow me to add and put on record certain important</p><p>factual notes of the Malaysian Sikh police history, as mentioned in</p><p>the article -Sikhs spurred by spirit to serve - by Dr Sarjit Singh</p><p>Gill of Universiti Putra Malaysia that appeared in your newspaper on</p><p>the 31 of August, 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>He says "The first Sikhs who arrived in the Malay states in the 19th</p><p>century were largely recruited by British officers who had worked in</p><p>India".I am afraid to say is a little short of important historical facts.</p><p> </p><p>The FIRST Sikhs that arrived in Malaya/Singapore were not the Police or</p><p>lawmen, but Sikh political prisoners,who had been banished first to the</p><p>Andaman Islands [known as Kaale Pani, in Punjabi ] and later to</p><p>Singapore and Malaya.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Among the hundereds that were sent here,Bhai Maharaj Singh and a few</p><p>other Sikhs are a good example of those early political Sikh prisoners</p><p>that arrived here shortly after the final war between the Sikh Empire</p><p>and the British.The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and</p><p>1849.By the end of that year Bhai Maharaj Singh, who had instigated a</p><p>rebellion against the British and many of his colleagues were arrested</p><p>and initially sent to Andaman Islands.In 1850, it was felt that Andaman</p><p>Islands were too close to home for them to keep stirring the pangs of</p><p>independance in the Punjab.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>They were then sent to Singapore.Bhai Maharaj Singh's Cremation</p><p>Memorial lies in a Gurduara in Singapore to this day.Records tell us</p><p>that some of the lesser important prisoners and Bhai Maharaj Singh,</p><p>were also kept at Fort Cornwalis in Penang for some period.</p><p>By 1850s Sikh police was already deploye in China and Hong Kong before</p><p>they were deployed in Malaya.Sikh police recruited from the Malwa</p><p>region of Punjab and the Sikh states, east of the River Satluj, which</p><p>was under East India Company rule,as result of the Treaty of Amritsar</p><p>helped put the Boxer rebellion down in China around 1851-2. These Sikh</p><p>police officers must/would have also passed through Penang and</p><p>Singapore on their way to Hong Kong and China.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In fact, it should not be surprising that a small number of Sikhs in</p><p>may have already been present in Malaya and Singapore when the British</p><p>founded Singapore in 1819.The British Sikhs[ from the area of Punjab</p><p>that was already under the East India Company, Malwa and Sikh States ]</p><p>were already in the employ of the British as soldiers and Police.</p><p>This is further supported by the fact that the first Sikhs</p><p>taken to Australia were in 1837 by a planter Mr John Mackay.They too</p><p>must have stopped in Penang and Singapore en route to Australia.</p><p>The first official Sikh unit in Malaya was raised with Capt Speedy's</p><p>men-100 of them and mostly Sikh, in 1874.The Perak Resident's Guards</p><p>were formed in 1874.The Larut Police was formed between 1874-1876.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Later in 1877 came the Perak Armed Police as said in the</p><p>article.Although much valuable information and record is held within</p><p>the National Archives in Malaysia, very little or practically nil was</p><p>collated by the Sikhs themselves, sadly.The Sikh policemen did not</p><p>generally record their experiences and adventure or about their</p><p>profession in Malaya in diaries, journals, or newspapers.</p><p>Even the Police Gurduaras have very little information and far more</p><p>less is found in the local Gurduaras built by the civilian Sikhs.As</p><p>there are no personal records or diaries. much valuable information</p><p>has been lost as the early Sikh policemen demised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Many efforts are being made to collate all the Sikh police history into</p><p>one volume, this work is often hindered by selfish and possesive people</p><p>, who have their own vested interests to grind.Others have refused</p><p>point blank to asssist at all, often due to jealousy, but I must say</p><p>much of it has been collated and is being published by scholars from</p><p>abroad,and by Malaysians who are proud of their Sikh Malaysian</p><p>heritage,history and community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Why were the Sikhs selected over other Indians, is a question that</p><p>puzzles many.e many reasons , but briefly the Sikhs were considered the</p><p>prime of the martial races, and had much history to prove that point</p><p>beyond any doubt.This catogarization was then extended into the Malayan</p><p>context since the British recognised that the Chinese and Malays were</p><p>"unsuitable"in constitution and character to fulfil the security vacuum</p><p>in Malaya.The British had already experienced the effectiveness of</p><p>Sikh police in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Burma,etc Thus began the</p><p>migration of Sikhs to Malaya on a larger scale than before.</p><p>Having fought two wars with the Sikhs,and almost looosing the</p><p>second,if not for the treachery of two Dogra generals in the Sikh</p><p>army,the British respected the Sikhs and their soldiery traits and</p><p>were assured the loyalty of the Sikh police over the rest of her</p><p>colonial subjects, after the 1857 mutiny in India.The Sikh police had</p><p>also been at work in East Africa,West Africa, Burma and Fiji Islands,</p><p>since 1850.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lastly, the English officers who brought these Sikh police to Malaysia</p><p>were not all those who had worked with Sikhs in India, but many of the</p><p>officers were those who had seen Sikh Police work in action in Shanghai</p><p>and Hong Kong etc ,where they had experienced the Sikhs first hand in</p><p>policing successfully and were very much impressed by their quality of</p><p>work ethics.</p><p> </p><p>Today,in Malaysia, there is no reason why a special Sikh Contigent of</p><p>up to 1000 men could not be raised from the local Sikh population and</p><p>the numbers kept at that number so to ensure the continuance of the</p><p>historical Sikh police in Malaysia, and the upkeep of the Police Sikh</p><p>Gurduaras, which are part of the Malaysian buildings heritage, as well</p><p>as to ensure the carry on of the original spirit to serve the nation,</p><p>Malaysia and Malaysian communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours Sincerely, A Very Much Malaysian,</p><p>Gurcharan Singh Kulim</p><p>Chigwell, United Kingdom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaan Pardesi, post: 170996, member: 7047"] A letter sent to the THE STAR in Malaysia Dear Sirs, I hope you will allow me to add and put on record certain important factual notes of the Malaysian Sikh police history, as mentioned in the article -Sikhs spurred by spirit to serve - by Dr Sarjit Singh Gill of Universiti Putra Malaysia that appeared in your newspaper on the 31 of August, 2012. He says "The first Sikhs who arrived in the Malay states in the 19th century were largely recruited by British officers who had worked in India".I am afraid to say is a little short of important historical facts. The FIRST Sikhs that arrived in Malaya/Singapore were not the Police or lawmen, but Sikh political prisoners,who had been banished first to the Andaman Islands [known as Kaale Pani, in Punjabi ] and later to Singapore and Malaya. Among the hundereds that were sent here,Bhai Maharaj Singh and a few other Sikhs are a good example of those early political Sikh prisoners that arrived here shortly after the final war between the Sikh Empire and the British.The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and 1849.By the end of that year Bhai Maharaj Singh, who had instigated a rebellion against the British and many of his colleagues were arrested and initially sent to Andaman Islands.In 1850, it was felt that Andaman Islands were too close to home for them to keep stirring the pangs of independance in the Punjab. They were then sent to Singapore.Bhai Maharaj Singh's Cremation Memorial lies in a Gurduara in Singapore to this day.Records tell us that some of the lesser important prisoners and Bhai Maharaj Singh, were also kept at Fort Cornwalis in Penang for some period. By 1850s Sikh police was already deploye in China and Hong Kong before they were deployed in Malaya.Sikh police recruited from the Malwa region of Punjab and the Sikh states, east of the River Satluj, which was under East India Company rule,as result of the Treaty of Amritsar helped put the Boxer rebellion down in China around 1851-2. These Sikh police officers must/would have also passed through Penang and Singapore on their way to Hong Kong and China. In fact, it should not be surprising that a small number of Sikhs in may have already been present in Malaya and Singapore when the British founded Singapore in 1819.The British Sikhs[ from the area of Punjab that was already under the East India Company, Malwa and Sikh States ] were already in the employ of the British as soldiers and Police. This is further supported by the fact that the first Sikhs taken to Australia were in 1837 by a planter Mr John Mackay.They too must have stopped in Penang and Singapore en route to Australia. The first official Sikh unit in Malaya was raised with Capt Speedy's men-100 of them and mostly Sikh, in 1874.The Perak Resident's Guards were formed in 1874.The Larut Police was formed between 1874-1876. Later in 1877 came the Perak Armed Police as said in the article.Although much valuable information and record is held within the National Archives in Malaysia, very little or practically nil was collated by the Sikhs themselves, sadly.The Sikh policemen did not generally record their experiences and adventure or about their profession in Malaya in diaries, journals, or newspapers. Even the Police Gurduaras have very little information and far more less is found in the local Gurduaras built by the civilian Sikhs.As there are no personal records or diaries. much valuable information has been lost as the early Sikh policemen demised. Many efforts are being made to collate all the Sikh police history into one volume, this work is often hindered by selfish and possesive people , who have their own vested interests to grind.Others have refused point blank to asssist at all, often due to jealousy, but I must say much of it has been collated and is being published by scholars from abroad,and by Malaysians who are proud of their Sikh Malaysian heritage,history and community. Why were the Sikhs selected over other Indians, is a question that puzzles many.e many reasons , but briefly the Sikhs were considered the prime of the martial races, and had much history to prove that point beyond any doubt.This catogarization was then extended into the Malayan context since the British recognised that the Chinese and Malays were "unsuitable"in constitution and character to fulfil the security vacuum in Malaya.The British had already experienced the effectiveness of Sikh police in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Burma,etc Thus began the migration of Sikhs to Malaya on a larger scale than before. Having fought two wars with the Sikhs,and almost looosing the second,if not for the treachery of two Dogra generals in the Sikh army,the British respected the Sikhs and their soldiery traits and were assured the loyalty of the Sikh police over the rest of her colonial subjects, after the 1857 mutiny in India.The Sikh police had also been at work in East Africa,West Africa, Burma and Fiji Islands, since 1850. Lastly, the English officers who brought these Sikh police to Malaysia were not all those who had worked with Sikhs in India, but many of the officers were those who had seen Sikh Police work in action in Shanghai and Hong Kong etc ,where they had experienced the Sikhs first hand in policing successfully and were very much impressed by their quality of work ethics. Today,in Malaysia, there is no reason why a special Sikh Contigent of up to 1000 men could not be raised from the local Sikh population and the numbers kept at that number so to ensure the continuance of the historical Sikh police in Malaysia, and the upkeep of the Police Sikh Gurduaras, which are part of the Malaysian buildings heritage, as well as to ensure the carry on of the original spirit to serve the nation, Malaysia and Malaysian communities. Yours Sincerely, A Very Much Malaysian, Gurcharan Singh Kulim Chigwell, United Kingdom [/QUOTE]
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