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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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Tragic Sikh Slay Spree: Community Push To Bring Those Behind '84 Massacre To Justice
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 132512" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>On Nov. 1, 1984, Daviderpal Bhatia barricaded himself with his family in his living room as gunshots came flying through the door and windows.</p><p>The South Ozone Park man is a Sikh, and at the time was living in his native India. In three deadly days that November, 30,000 Sikhs in India were killed as part of what many Sikhs hope the international community will recognize as a genocide.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"I watched my brother get shot in the head, and my grandfather get shot in the chest," said Bhatia, 49, who immigrated to the U.S. the following year.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"We had to pretend my sister was dead and placed her between the bodies so they would not rape her."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bhatia recounted the tragedy as two high-ranking Sikh priests arrived in Queens to speak to the Sikh community about the massacre.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Giani Gurbachan Singh and Giani Iqbal Singh spoke to 500 Sikhs from the tristate area yesterday, imploring them to share their stories and push the international community to bring the perpetrators of the massacre to justice.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Queens County is the home to the second-largest Sikh community in the U.S. - second only to California as a whole.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Their visit was arranged by the nonprofit group Sikhs for Justice. The organization has filed inquiries in a number of U.S. and Canadian courts asking the governments to review the facts of those fateful days in India and classify what happened a genocide.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"I am issuing a directive to Sikhs to stand together and help victims and survivors of this tragedy," Giani Gurbachan Singh said through a translator.</p><p>"We ask that any survivor give their story to Sikhs for Justice so they may take the appropriate legal actions."</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the first time the priests have come to New York to speak specifically about the massacre.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"We asked them to come here because the rest of the Sikh community needs to be involved in this in order for us to accomplish our mission," said Gurpatwant Pannun, the founder of Sikhs for Justice.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"There is so much pain in the community, as the men who committed these acts are still walking free."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Pannun said the evidence is overwhelming that the attacks were planned and that Sikhs were specifically targeted by the state. More than 100 Sikh temples were burned, he said.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"The hope is that this issue will eventually reach the UN and they will come to a resolution," Pannun said.</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2010/08/30/2010-08-30_tragic_sikh_slay_spree_community_push_to_bring_those_behind_84_massacre_to_justi.html#ixzz0y8jIkEEt" target="_blank">http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2010/08/30/2010-08-30_tragic_sikh_slay_spree_community_push_to_bring_those_behind_84_massacre_to_justi.html#ixzz0y8jIkEEt</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 132512, member: 35"] On Nov. 1, 1984, Daviderpal Bhatia barricaded himself with his family in his living room as gunshots came flying through the door and windows. The South Ozone Park man is a Sikh, and at the time was living in his native India. In three deadly days that November, 30,000 Sikhs in India were killed as part of what many Sikhs hope the international community will recognize as a genocide. "I watched my brother get shot in the head, and my grandfather get shot in the chest," said Bhatia, 49, who immigrated to the U.S. the following year. "We had to pretend my sister was dead and placed her between the bodies so they would not rape her." Bhatia recounted the tragedy as two high-ranking Sikh priests arrived in Queens to speak to the Sikh community about the massacre. Giani Gurbachan Singh and Giani Iqbal Singh spoke to 500 Sikhs from the tristate area yesterday, imploring them to share their stories and push the international community to bring the perpetrators of the massacre to justice. Queens County is the home to the second-largest Sikh community in the U.S. - second only to California as a whole. Their visit was arranged by the nonprofit group Sikhs for Justice. The organization has filed inquiries in a number of U.S. and Canadian courts asking the governments to review the facts of those fateful days in India and classify what happened a genocide. "I am issuing a directive to Sikhs to stand together and help victims and survivors of this tragedy," Giani Gurbachan Singh said through a translator. "We ask that any survivor give their story to Sikhs for Justice so they may take the appropriate legal actions." This is the first time the priests have come to New York to speak specifically about the massacre. "We asked them to come here because the rest of the Sikh community needs to be involved in this in order for us to accomplish our mission," said Gurpatwant Pannun, the founder of Sikhs for Justice. "There is so much pain in the community, as the men who committed these acts are still walking free." Pannun said the evidence is overwhelming that the attacks were planned and that Sikhs were specifically targeted by the state. More than 100 Sikh temples were burned, he said. "The hope is that this issue will eventually reach the UN and they will come to a resolution," Pannun said. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Read more: [URL]http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2010/08/30/2010-08-30_tragic_sikh_slay_spree_community_push_to_bring_those_behind_84_massacre_to_justi.html#ixzz0y8jIkEEt[/URL] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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