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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 153009" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Turban-wearing peer vows to fight prejudice</p><p>By Sam Reeves</p><p></p><p></p><p>LONDON — The country's first turban-wearing Sikh peer has vowed to dispel prejudices about his religion that have increased in the wake of terrorist attacks on the West in the past decade.</p><p></p><p>Indarjit Singh, whose official title on entering the House of Lords will be Baron Singh of Wimbledon, will cut an unusual figure when he takes his seat next month in the chamber amid a sea of snowy-haired white men.</p><p></p><p>The 78-year-old, well known because of his regular radio broadcasts and articles in newspapers and whose appointment to Parliament's upper house was announced last week, said on Tuesday he hoped to use his position to promote understanding of his faith and fight against prejudice.</p><p></p><p>In the years since the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States and bombings on London's transport system, both masterminded by Islamist extremists, it was not only Muslims who had seen prejudice against them increase, he said.</p><p></p><p>Sikhs in Britain, a minority of less than half a million, had received a lot of hate mail after the attacks, said Singh, who was born in Rawalpindi, then in British-ruled India but now in Pakistan, but came to Britain at a young age.</p><p></p><p>"The reaction has been almost as bad as the initial shock," he said, referring to the aftermath of the 2001 attacks on the US and the London bombings in 2005.</p><p></p><p>"The mindset it has created is that we are fighting a 'war on terror'. I think that is wrong. What needs to be fought is ignorance," he told AFP.</p><p></p><p>The married father-of-two added: "There is talk about islamophobia and anti-semitism, the reality is that people react negatively to people seeming different. No-one can seem much more different than Sikhs."</p><p></p><p>Singh, one of the nation's best known Sikhs, said he hoped his appointment would "increase understanding because prejudice flourishes on ignorance."</p><p>He added he wanted to encourage dialogue between faiths.</p><p></p><p>"It gives us an opportunity to say 'we are a religion that's very committed to working with all people'," he said.</p><p></p><p>And he also wants to use his position to raise the profile of Sikhs in Britain more generally.</p><p></p><p>"I hope my appointment does raise the profile of Sikhs and encourage other young Sikhs to come forward and contribute to public life," he said.</p><p></p><p>Singh said he was confident that he would get a warm welcome from his fellow lords but confessed to being slightly bemused by the "weird ceremony" that would mark his entry into parliament.</p><p></p><p>"It's antiquated and in some ways charming as well," he said. "It's very, very British."</p><p></p><p>Unlike the lower House of Commons, peers in the House of Lords are not elected. The majority of the approximately 800 members are appointed due to their expertise in a certain field.</p><p></p><p>The upper house scrutinises legislation but its powers are much more limited than the lower house.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gS1R6m_JhEzMD8lLCMiMiSXChtyA?docId=CNG.896de1096470bc0c4dc74f022ee2ddcd.1e1" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gS1R6m_JhEzMD8lLCMiMiSXChtyA?docId=CNG.896de1096470bc0c4dc74f022ee2ddcd.1e1</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 153009, member: 35"] Turban-wearing peer vows to fight prejudice By Sam Reeves LONDON — The country's first turban-wearing Sikh peer has vowed to dispel prejudices about his religion that have increased in the wake of terrorist attacks on the West in the past decade. Indarjit Singh, whose official title on entering the House of Lords will be Baron Singh of Wimbledon, will cut an unusual figure when he takes his seat next month in the chamber amid a sea of snowy-haired white men. The 78-year-old, well known because of his regular radio broadcasts and articles in newspapers and whose appointment to Parliament's upper house was announced last week, said on Tuesday he hoped to use his position to promote understanding of his faith and fight against prejudice. In the years since the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States and bombings on London's transport system, both masterminded by Islamist extremists, it was not only Muslims who had seen prejudice against them increase, he said. Sikhs in Britain, a minority of less than half a million, had received a lot of hate mail after the attacks, said Singh, who was born in Rawalpindi, then in British-ruled India but now in Pakistan, but came to Britain at a young age. "The reaction has been almost as bad as the initial shock," he said, referring to the aftermath of the 2001 attacks on the US and the London bombings in 2005. "The mindset it has created is that we are fighting a 'war on terror'. I think that is wrong. What needs to be fought is ignorance," he told AFP. The married father-of-two added: "There is talk about islamophobia and anti-semitism, the reality is that people react negatively to people seeming different. No-one can seem much more different than Sikhs." Singh, one of the nation's best known Sikhs, said he hoped his appointment would "increase understanding because prejudice flourishes on ignorance." He added he wanted to encourage dialogue between faiths. "It gives us an opportunity to say 'we are a religion that's very committed to working with all people'," he said. And he also wants to use his position to raise the profile of Sikhs in Britain more generally. "I hope my appointment does raise the profile of Sikhs and encourage other young Sikhs to come forward and contribute to public life," he said. Singh said he was confident that he would get a warm welcome from his fellow lords but confessed to being slightly bemused by the "weird ceremony" that would mark his entry into parliament. "It's antiquated and in some ways charming as well," he said. "It's very, very British." Unlike the lower House of Commons, peers in the House of Lords are not elected. The majority of the approximately 800 members are appointed due to their expertise in a certain field. The upper house scrutinises legislation but its powers are much more limited than the lower house. [url]http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gS1R6m_JhEzMD8lLCMiMiSXChtyA?docId=CNG.896de1096470bc0c4dc74f022ee2ddcd.1e1[/url] [/QUOTE]
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