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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="harbansj24" data-source="post: 112114" data-attributes="member: 4544"><p>Sikh religion is strongly opposed to discrimination based on caste.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <strong>UN set to treat caste as human rights violation </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Nepal Breaks Ranks, Backs Draft </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Manoj Mitta | TNN </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>New Delhi: If the recent genome study denying the Aryan-Dravidian divide has established the antiquity of caste segregation in marriage, the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This move, despite India’s opposition, follows Nepal’s breaking ranks on the culturally sensitive issue. </p><p> Nepal has emerged as the first country from South Asia — the region where untouchability has been traditionally practised — to declare support for the draft principles and guidelines published by UNHRC four months ago for ‘‘effective elimination of discrimination based on work and descent’’ — the UN terminology for caste inequities. </p><p> In a side-event to the session on September 16, Nepalese minister Jeet Bahadur Darjee Gautam said his county welcomed the idea mooted by the UNHRC document to involve ‘‘regional and international mechanism, the UN and its organs’’ to complement national efforts to combat caste discrimination. This is radically different from India’s stated aversion to the internationalization of the caste problem. </p><p> To India’s embarrassment, Nepal’s statement evoked an immediate endorsement from the office of the UN high commissioner for human rights, Navanethem Pillay, a South African Tamil. Besides calling Nepal’s support ‘‘a significant step by a country grappling with this entrenched problem itself’’, Pillay’s office said it would ‘‘like to encourage other states to follow this commendable example’’. </p><p> The reference to India was unmistakable since Pillay had pressed the issue during a visit here in March. </p><p><strong>India Isolated? </strong></p><p><strong></strong>UN proposes to equate discrimination on basis of caste — on grounds of work, descent — to rights violation </p><p>India has long opposed ‘internationalization’ of the caste issue </p><p>Nepal supports draft, first south Asian country to do so </p><p>UNHRC calls upon India to follow Nepal’s example <strong>Worldwide, 200m face caste bias: UN </strong></p><p> The granddaughter of a labourer taken to South Africa from a village near Madurai, Pillay recalled that in 2006, PM Manmohan Singh had compared untouchability to apartheid. </p><p> Adding to India’s discomfiture, Sweden, the president of EU, said, ‘‘Caste-based discrimination and other forms of discrimination based on work and descent is an important priority for EU’’. If this issue continues to gather momentum, UNHRC may adopt the draft principles and guidelines and send them for adoption to the UN General Assembly. It cited caste as one of the grounds on which more than 200 million people in the world suffer bias. ‘‘This type of discrimination is associated with the notion of purity and pollution and practices of untouchability, and is deeply rooted in societies and cultures where this discrimination is practiced,’’ it said. </p><p> Though India succeeded in keeping caste out of the resolution adopted by the 2001 Durban conference on racism, the issue has since reemerged in a different guise. TNN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="harbansj24, post: 112114, member: 4544"] Sikh religion is strongly opposed to discrimination based on caste. [B]UN set to treat caste as human rights violation [/B] [B]Nepal Breaks Ranks, Backs Draft [/B] [B]Manoj Mitta | TNN [/B] New Delhi: If the recent genome study denying the Aryan-Dravidian divide has established the antiquity of caste segregation in marriage, the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This move, despite India’s opposition, follows Nepal’s breaking ranks on the culturally sensitive issue. Nepal has emerged as the first country from South Asia — the region where untouchability has been traditionally practised — to declare support for the draft principles and guidelines published by UNHRC four months ago for ‘‘effective elimination of discrimination based on work and descent’’ — the UN terminology for caste inequities. In a side-event to the session on September 16, Nepalese minister Jeet Bahadur Darjee Gautam said his county welcomed the idea mooted by the UNHRC document to involve ‘‘regional and international mechanism, the UN and its organs’’ to complement national efforts to combat caste discrimination. This is radically different from India’s stated aversion to the internationalization of the caste problem. To India’s embarrassment, Nepal’s statement evoked an immediate endorsement from the office of the UN high commissioner for human rights, Navanethem Pillay, a South African Tamil. Besides calling Nepal’s support ‘‘a significant step by a country grappling with this entrenched problem itself’’, Pillay’s office said it would ‘‘like to encourage other states to follow this commendable example’’. The reference to India was unmistakable since Pillay had pressed the issue during a visit here in March. [B]India Isolated? [/B]UN proposes to equate discrimination on basis of caste — on grounds of work, descent — to rights violation India has long opposed ‘internationalization’ of the caste issue Nepal supports draft, first south Asian country to do so UNHRC calls upon India to follow Nepal’s example [B]Worldwide, 200m face caste bias: UN [/B] The granddaughter of a labourer taken to South Africa from a village near Madurai, Pillay recalled that in 2006, PM Manmohan Singh had compared untouchability to apartheid. Adding to India’s discomfiture, Sweden, the president of EU, said, ‘‘Caste-based discrimination and other forms of discrimination based on work and descent is an important priority for EU’’. If this issue continues to gather momentum, UNHRC may adopt the draft principles and guidelines and send them for adoption to the UN General Assembly. It cited caste as one of the grounds on which more than 200 million people in the world suffer bias. ‘‘This type of discrimination is associated with the notion of purity and pollution and practices of untouchability, and is deeply rooted in societies and cultures where this discrimination is practiced,’’ it said. Though India succeeded in keeping caste out of the resolution adopted by the 2001 Durban conference on racism, the issue has since reemerged in a different guise. TNN [/QUOTE]
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