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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 152900" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>In Punjab, it’s an old practice, particularly among Jat Sikhs, to add the names of their villages to their own. Now many Sikhs in Delhi are doing the same with their present residential colonies. Vivek Shukla tells us more about this new fascination </p><p></p><p>How are you, Vivek Viharji? “Well, I am fine and doing well,” replies Bhogal. Then the two discuss issues ranging from local to international. But hold on, it is not two key areas talking to each other. Understandably, it is not possible either. Actually, when two known Sikh leaders of the Capital meet each other, they do not address themselves by their names. Rather, they use their appended names. It can be from Rohini to Pahar Ganj and from Vivek Vihar to Greater Kailash. Welcome to a brand new world of Sikh leaders who don’t mind adding the names of their colonies to their own. </p><p></p><p>Balbir Singh Vivek Vihar, who is on the board of several governing bodies of Delhi’s Sikh colleges and schools, says that he added Vivek Vihar to his name a couple of years. “There were about 10 Balbir Singhs in my area, including some of them in my own circle of friends. It was really tough to differentiate. After discussing the issue with my family and friends, I decided to add ‘Vivek Vihar’ to my name,” he says, adding: “Today, my identity is incomplete without Vivek Vihar.”</p><p></p><p>Kuldeep Singh Bhogal, a social worker and a confidant of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, has one claim to fame: That he was perhaps the first Sikh leader in the Capital to add the name of his area to his own. Recalling the story behind his new name, he says it was at the behest of Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal that he added Bhogal to his name. “We gave him a rousing welcome at Bhogal in 1985 when he came to meet the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. Santji had never imagined that he would get such great reception. Before leaving Delhi, he asked me to add Bhogal to my name. I followed his instructions. And since then I became Kuldeep Singh Bhogal. Now, in the political circles of the Capital, I am more popular as Bhogal than my original name.” Bhogal is now a senior leader of the Akali Dal (Badal) in Delhi. </p><p></p><p>Avtar Singh, a Sikh businessman, is now known as Avtar Singh Jhilmil Colony. “My life has changed for good since I added Jhilmil Colony to my name. There were so many Avtar Singhs in and around my area that it was tough to be recognised here. Once I was suggested by a close friend that I could be different by adding Jhilmil Colony to my name. Now, I am generally called call me Jhilmil veerji rather than Avtarji or Avtar paaji,” he says.</p><p></p><p>Well, in Punjab, it is an old practice, particularly among Jat Sikhs, to add the names of their villages to their own. Who has not heard the names of Sikh leaders like Kairon, Barnala, Badal and Ajnala? But what about leaders like Vivek Vihar paaji, Rohini veerji, Govindpuri sahib, among others? Many well-known Sikhs in Delhi have resolved their identity crisis by substituting their old village surnames with that of their present residential colonies. </p><p></p><p>Hindi scholar Maheep Singh explains this phenomenon. “Sikhism and the followers of Guru Gobind Singh do not believe in the caste system. By discarding their traditional surnames and adding their locality names, the Sikh leaders are doing a kind of service to make our society free from the scourge of caste,” he says.</p><p></p><p>Manjit Singh Calcutta, a former member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (DSGPC), has been living in the Capital since 1976. He is probably the only Sikh in the country to be called ‘Calcutta’. Then, there is another Manjit Singh — Manjit Singh Govindpuri. Govindpuri, who runs an air-conditioning business and is also active in Sikh politics of Delhi, says that the people of his area now know him by his adopted surname.</p><p></p><p>Rajinder Singh Techno TV is another gentleman with an innovative mind. Unlike a Bhogal, a Tagore Garden or a Rohini, this member of the DSGPC has been using the name of his manufacturing company. “As I am well-known in West Delhi as the owner of Techno TV, I thought I should add this to my real name,” he says. </p><p></p><p>So, what’s behind the name game? Sikh scholar and MCD councillor Jitender Singh Shunty says, “These people are just following the footsteps of other prominent Sikh leaders from Punjab to create their own identity. As there is a paucity of good Sikh names — there is no dearth of Balbirs, Manjeets, Hardeeps, Gurpreets and they all end with Singh and Kaur — it is really hard to distinguish one from the other. Adding the name of one’s locality really helps. This trend in the Capital is different from Punjab in the sense that here even non-Jat Sikhs add name of their areas,” Shunty says. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/trend-agenda/5344-the-name-game.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/trend-agenda/5344-the-name-game.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 152900, member: 35"] In Punjab, it’s an old practice, particularly among Jat Sikhs, to add the names of their villages to their own. Now many Sikhs in Delhi are doing the same with their present residential colonies. Vivek Shukla tells us more about this new fascination How are you, Vivek Viharji? “Well, I am fine and doing well,” replies Bhogal. Then the two discuss issues ranging from local to international. But hold on, it is not two key areas talking to each other. Understandably, it is not possible either. Actually, when two known Sikh leaders of the Capital meet each other, they do not address themselves by their names. Rather, they use their appended names. It can be from Rohini to Pahar Ganj and from Vivek Vihar to Greater Kailash. Welcome to a brand new world of Sikh leaders who don’t mind adding the names of their colonies to their own. Balbir Singh Vivek Vihar, who is on the board of several governing bodies of Delhi’s Sikh colleges and schools, says that he added Vivek Vihar to his name a couple of years. “There were about 10 Balbir Singhs in my area, including some of them in my own circle of friends. It was really tough to differentiate. After discussing the issue with my family and friends, I decided to add ‘Vivek Vihar’ to my name,” he says, adding: “Today, my identity is incomplete without Vivek Vihar.” Kuldeep Singh Bhogal, a social worker and a confidant of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, has one claim to fame: That he was perhaps the first Sikh leader in the Capital to add the name of his area to his own. Recalling the story behind his new name, he says it was at the behest of Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal that he added Bhogal to his name. “We gave him a rousing welcome at Bhogal in 1985 when he came to meet the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. Santji had never imagined that he would get such great reception. Before leaving Delhi, he asked me to add Bhogal to my name. I followed his instructions. And since then I became Kuldeep Singh Bhogal. Now, in the political circles of the Capital, I am more popular as Bhogal than my original name.” Bhogal is now a senior leader of the Akali Dal (Badal) in Delhi. Avtar Singh, a Sikh businessman, is now known as Avtar Singh Jhilmil Colony. “My life has changed for good since I added Jhilmil Colony to my name. There were so many Avtar Singhs in and around my area that it was tough to be recognised here. Once I was suggested by a close friend that I could be different by adding Jhilmil Colony to my name. Now, I am generally called call me Jhilmil veerji rather than Avtarji or Avtar paaji,” he says. Well, in Punjab, it is an old practice, particularly among Jat Sikhs, to add the names of their villages to their own. Who has not heard the names of Sikh leaders like Kairon, Barnala, Badal and Ajnala? But what about leaders like Vivek Vihar paaji, Rohini veerji, Govindpuri sahib, among others? Many well-known Sikhs in Delhi have resolved their identity crisis by substituting their old village surnames with that of their present residential colonies. Hindi scholar Maheep Singh explains this phenomenon. “Sikhism and the followers of Guru Gobind Singh do not believe in the caste system. By discarding their traditional surnames and adding their locality names, the Sikh leaders are doing a kind of service to make our society free from the scourge of caste,” he says. Manjit Singh Calcutta, a former member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (DSGPC), has been living in the Capital since 1976. He is probably the only Sikh in the country to be called ‘Calcutta’. Then, there is another Manjit Singh — Manjit Singh Govindpuri. Govindpuri, who runs an air-conditioning business and is also active in Sikh politics of Delhi, says that the people of his area now know him by his adopted surname. Rajinder Singh Techno TV is another gentleman with an innovative mind. Unlike a Bhogal, a Tagore Garden or a Rohini, this member of the DSGPC has been using the name of his manufacturing company. “As I am well-known in West Delhi as the owner of Techno TV, I thought I should add this to my real name,” he says. So, what’s behind the name game? Sikh scholar and MCD councillor Jitender Singh Shunty says, “These people are just following the footsteps of other prominent Sikh leaders from Punjab to create their own identity. As there is a paucity of good Sikh names — there is no dearth of Balbirs, Manjeets, Hardeeps, Gurpreets and they all end with Singh and Kaur — it is really hard to distinguish one from the other. Adding the name of one’s locality really helps. This trend in the Capital is different from Punjab in the sense that here even non-Jat Sikhs add name of their areas,” Shunty says. [url]http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/trend-agenda/5344-the-name-game.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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