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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 153055" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">US Congress research report projects resurgence of BJP</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN | Sep 15, 2011, 12.30AM IST</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>WASHINGTON:</strong> American lawmakers and policy planners are being primed for the return of BJP to power at the Centre, with its controversial regional satrap Narendra Modi possibly at the helm as Prime Minister, following what US analysts say is a "precipitous" decline in the Congress party's standing. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A September 1 report by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), a bipartisan and independent research wing of the US Congress that provides briefs for American lawmakers, has gone where forecasters fear to tread: boldly projecting a BJP resurgence. It has also forewarned Washington about the possible elevation to the Prime Minister office of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, who was denied a US visa in 2005 for his alleged complicity in the 2002 riots. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Although still in some disorder in 2011, there are signs that the BJP has made changes necessary to be a formidable challenger in scheduled 2014 polls. These include a more effective branding of the party as one focused on development and good governance rather than emotive, Hindutva-related issues, and Gadkari's success at quelling intra-party dissidence and, by some accounts, showing superior strategizing and organizing skills as compared to his predecessors," the 94-page report notes. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">But it's not Gadkari, or the patriarch LK Advani or parliamentary leader Sushma Swaraj who US pundits think is a shoo-in as the prime minister. "Among the party's likely candidates for the prime ministership in future elections is Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, who has overseen impressive development successes in his state, but who is also dogged by controversy over his alleged complicity in lethal anti-Muslim rioting there in 2002," the report notes in a surprising long-term projection. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">It adds that Modi has in the past been denied a US visa under an American law barring entry for foreign government officials found to be complicit in severe violations of religious freedom. US officials have told this correspondent in background conversations that should Modi become prime minister, Washington's travel ban on him will become infructuous. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">However, the report says Modi will face impediments on his drive to the top, noting that despite his clear political and economic successes in Gujarat, he "continues to be haunted by the 2002 Ahmedabad riots, a topic he has never fully addressed in public." It also projects that although Modi is a safe bet to win a third term in 2012 state elections, "his aspirations to be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate face significant obstacles, not least the likelihood that Muslims and liberal-minded Hindus would represent an anti-Modi bloc at the national level, and the BJP's key ally in Bihar, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), could be expected to abandon the alliance in protest." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">In contrast to the upbeat assessment of BJP prospects, the CRS report says even before major corruption scandals broke in late 2010, the Congress-led UPA was under considerable criticism for "drift and ineffectiveness." Since that time, the report observes, "the decline of the Congress Party's standing has been precipitous," adding that less than two years after the party won a convincing 2009 national re-election victory, opinion polls showed a majority of Indians believing the UPA coalition had lost its moral authority to rule. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While not directly pitching Modi against Congress Party heir apparent Rahul Gandhi, the CRS report suggests that could well happen. Describing Gandhi as the "most likely heir to Congress leadership," it says "Congress figures' support for the future leadership role of Sonia Gandhi's youthful son has resulted in the corresponding undermining of Singh's political authority." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Yet this heir-apparent remains dogged by questions about his abilities to lead the party, given a mixed record as an election strategist, uneasy style in public appearances, and reputation for gaffes," says the CRS report, authored by four South Asia specialists led by Alan Kronstadt, a long-time regional expert. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While noting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made changes to the Union Cabinet in January, demoting several ministers who had been tainted by scandal or criticized for ineffectiveness, the report describes the changes as "relatively minor, leaving most commentators unimpressed." Over the course of recent political upheaval, it observes, "Singh's mild, non-political bearing, once considered part of his appeal, has for many become a liability, especially as the Indian leader has appeared slow-footed in reacting to national outrage over increasing evidence of high-level corruption." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>CRS report </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>On Modi:</strong> Has streamlined economic processes, removing red tape and curtailing corruption in ways that have made the state a key driver of national economic growth. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>On Rahul Gandhi:</strong> A mixed record as an election strategist, uneasy style in public appearances, and reputation for gaffes. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source: </strong><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-Congress-research-report-projects-resurgence-of-BJP/articleshow/9985752.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-Congress-research-report-projects-resurgence-of-BJP/articleshow/9985752.cms</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 153055, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]US Congress research report projects resurgence of BJP[/SIZE][/B] Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN | Sep 15, 2011, 12.30AM IST [B]WASHINGTON:[/B] American lawmakers and policy planners are being primed for the return of BJP to power at the Centre, with its controversial regional satrap Narendra Modi possibly at the helm as Prime Minister, following what US analysts say is a "precipitous" decline in the Congress party's standing. A September 1 report by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), a bipartisan and independent research wing of the US Congress that provides briefs for American lawmakers, has gone where forecasters fear to tread: boldly projecting a BJP resurgence. It has also forewarned Washington about the possible elevation to the Prime Minister office of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, who was denied a US visa in 2005 for his alleged complicity in the 2002 riots. "Although still in some disorder in 2011, there are signs that the BJP has made changes necessary to be a formidable challenger in scheduled 2014 polls. These include a more effective branding of the party as one focused on development and good governance rather than emotive, Hindutva-related issues, and Gadkari's success at quelling intra-party dissidence and, by some accounts, showing superior strategizing and organizing skills as compared to his predecessors," the 94-page report notes. But it's not Gadkari, or the patriarch LK Advani or parliamentary leader Sushma Swaraj who US pundits think is a shoo-in as the prime minister. "Among the party's likely candidates for the prime ministership in future elections is Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, who has overseen impressive development successes in his state, but who is also dogged by controversy over his alleged complicity in lethal anti-Muslim rioting there in 2002," the report notes in a surprising long-term projection. It adds that Modi has in the past been denied a US visa under an American law barring entry for foreign government officials found to be complicit in severe violations of religious freedom. US officials have told this correspondent in background conversations that should Modi become prime minister, Washington's travel ban on him will become infructuous. However, the report says Modi will face impediments on his drive to the top, noting that despite his clear political and economic successes in Gujarat, he "continues to be haunted by the 2002 Ahmedabad riots, a topic he has never fully addressed in public." It also projects that although Modi is a safe bet to win a third term in 2012 state elections, "his aspirations to be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate face significant obstacles, not least the likelihood that Muslims and liberal-minded Hindus would represent an anti-Modi bloc at the national level, and the BJP's key ally in Bihar, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), could be expected to abandon the alliance in protest." In contrast to the upbeat assessment of BJP prospects, the CRS report says even before major corruption scandals broke in late 2010, the Congress-led UPA was under considerable criticism for "drift and ineffectiveness." Since that time, the report observes, "the decline of the Congress Party's standing has been precipitous," adding that less than two years after the party won a convincing 2009 national re-election victory, opinion polls showed a majority of Indians believing the UPA coalition had lost its moral authority to rule. While not directly pitching Modi against Congress Party heir apparent Rahul Gandhi, the CRS report suggests that could well happen. Describing Gandhi as the "most likely heir to Congress leadership," it says "Congress figures' support for the future leadership role of Sonia Gandhi's youthful son has resulted in the corresponding undermining of Singh's political authority." "Yet this heir-apparent remains dogged by questions about his abilities to lead the party, given a mixed record as an election strategist, uneasy style in public appearances, and reputation for gaffes," says the CRS report, authored by four South Asia specialists led by Alan Kronstadt, a long-time regional expert. While noting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made changes to the Union Cabinet in January, demoting several ministers who had been tainted by scandal or criticized for ineffectiveness, the report describes the changes as "relatively minor, leaving most commentators unimpressed." Over the course of recent political upheaval, it observes, "Singh's mild, non-political bearing, once considered part of his appeal, has for many become a liability, especially as the Indian leader has appeared slow-footed in reacting to national outrage over increasing evidence of high-level corruption." [B]CRS report [/B] [B] On Modi:[/B] Has streamlined economic processes, removing red tape and curtailing corruption in ways that have made the state a key driver of national economic growth. [B]On Rahul Gandhi:[/B] A mixed record as an election strategist, uneasy style in public appearances, and reputation for gaffes. [B]source: [/B][url]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-Congress-research-report-projects-resurgence-of-BJP/articleshow/9985752.cms[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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