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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)
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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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Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 154579" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">U.K. Discusses Criminalization Of Forced Marriages </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">DAVID STRINGER 10/10/11 01:19 PM ET </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/372549/thumbs/r-UK-CRIMINALIZATION-FORCED-MARRIAGES-large570.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>LONDON </strong>— Forcing someone into marriage could be made a criminal act under possible changes to British law, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Alongside moves aimed at cracking down on sham marriages used to cheat immigration rules, Cameron said he has asked interior ministry officials to discuss creating a new offense aimed at those who force people to marry against their will.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Currently, a potential victim of forced marriage can apply to a court for a protection order, which is intended to stop intimidation or violence and prevent someone from being sent overseas.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Although anyone breaching the order can be jailed for two years, the sanction is made under civil – not criminal – law and is rarely imposed. A panel of lawmakers found in May that only one person had been imprisoned under the legislation, which was introduced in 2008.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Forced marriage is little more than slavery," Cameron said in a speech in central London. "To force someone into marriage is completely wrong, and I strongly believe this is a problem we should not shy away from addressing."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A government unit set up to investigate forced marriage cases handled 1,753 allegations in 2010 – more than half involving Britons with family ties to Pakistan, and most other incidents related to Bangladesh and India.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Cameron said forcing someone into marriage would be made a criminal act, unless there is a risk it would prevent victims from coming forward to authorities.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Forced marriages, where someone – usually a woman – is conscripted into an unwanted union are tragic evidence of the continued mistreatment of women," said Charlotte Vere, a former Parliamentary candidate for Cameron's Conservative Party and founder of Women On, a British think tank on female rights.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The move was outlined alongside a new raft of measures aimed at meeting stringent targets to cut immigration rates.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Britain hopes to cut net immigration, which includes families of visa holders, from about 196,000 to below 100,000, by 2015. The country has already imposed tougher limits on the number of non-Europeans allowed to work in the U.K.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Cameron also suggested that some residents in Britain who are seeking visas for family members overseas may need to prove they have the financial resources to support their relatives.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Officials will discuss "whether a financial bond would be appropriate in some cases," Cameron said.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Lawmaker Keith Vaz, chairman of Parliament's Home Affairs Select Committee, said the proposal had been judged to be unworkable when suggested in the past. "A more effective method must be found in order for immigrants to pay for public services," he said.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Cameron also said he planned to introduce stricter tests for marriage visas, targeting migrants who conduct sham weddings to win access to the U.K.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A test on British culture and tradition, which migrants must pass to win citizenship rights, will be rewritten to include more questions on the country's history.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The exam currently includes sections on entitlement to welfare payments, the structure of government and education system.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/uk-criminalization-forced-marriages_n_1003723.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/uk-criminalization-forced-marriages_n_1003723.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 154579, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]U.K. Discusses Criminalization Of Forced Marriages [/SIZE][/B] DAVID STRINGER 10/10/11 01:19 PM ET [IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/372549/thumbs/r-UK-CRIMINALIZATION-FORCED-MARRIAGES-large570.jpg[/IMG] [B]LONDON [/B]— Forcing someone into marriage could be made a criminal act under possible changes to British law, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday. Alongside moves aimed at cracking down on sham marriages used to cheat immigration rules, Cameron said he has asked interior ministry officials to discuss creating a new offense aimed at those who force people to marry against their will. Currently, a potential victim of forced marriage can apply to a court for a protection order, which is intended to stop intimidation or violence and prevent someone from being sent overseas. Although anyone breaching the order can be jailed for two years, the sanction is made under civil – not criminal – law and is rarely imposed. A panel of lawmakers found in May that only one person had been imprisoned under the legislation, which was introduced in 2008. "Forced marriage is little more than slavery," Cameron said in a speech in central London. "To force someone into marriage is completely wrong, and I strongly believe this is a problem we should not shy away from addressing." A government unit set up to investigate forced marriage cases handled 1,753 allegations in 2010 – more than half involving Britons with family ties to Pakistan, and most other incidents related to Bangladesh and India. Cameron said forcing someone into marriage would be made a criminal act, unless there is a risk it would prevent victims from coming forward to authorities. "Forced marriages, where someone – usually a woman – is conscripted into an unwanted union are tragic evidence of the continued mistreatment of women," said Charlotte Vere, a former Parliamentary candidate for Cameron's Conservative Party and founder of Women On, a British think tank on female rights. The move was outlined alongside a new raft of measures aimed at meeting stringent targets to cut immigration rates. Britain hopes to cut net immigration, which includes families of visa holders, from about 196,000 to below 100,000, by 2015. The country has already imposed tougher limits on the number of non-Europeans allowed to work in the U.K. Cameron also suggested that some residents in Britain who are seeking visas for family members overseas may need to prove they have the financial resources to support their relatives. Officials will discuss "whether a financial bond would be appropriate in some cases," Cameron said. Lawmaker Keith Vaz, chairman of Parliament's Home Affairs Select Committee, said the proposal had been judged to be unworkable when suggested in the past. "A more effective method must be found in order for immigrants to pay for public services," he said. Cameron also said he planned to introduce stricter tests for marriage visas, targeting migrants who conduct sham weddings to win access to the U.K. A test on British culture and tradition, which migrants must pass to win citizenship rights, will be rewritten to include more questions on the country's history. The exam currently includes sections on entitlement to welfare payments, the structure of government and education system. [B]source:[/B] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/uk-criminalization-forced-marriages_n_1003723.html[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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