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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="Admin" data-source="post: 103990" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Mission</strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">The Sikh Coalition is a community-based organization that works towards the realization of civil and human rights for all people. In particular, we work towards a world where Sikhs may freely practice and enjoy their faith while fostering strong relations with their local community wherever they may be. </span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">We pursue our mission by:</span></span></span></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Providing direct legal services to persons whose civil or human rights are violated;</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Advocating for law and policies that are respectful of fundamental rights;</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Promoting appreciation for diversity through education; and</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Fostering civic engagement in order to promote local community empowerment</span></span></span></li> </ul><p> <span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">With a full-time staff of 8 and offices in New York City and Fremont, CA, we are the most-staffed Sikh organization in the history of the United States.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>History</strong></p><p><strong></strong> </p><p> <strong>The Coalition is Born </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Sikh Coalition was born in the aftermath of bigotry, violence and discrimination against the city’s Sikh population following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. We began as a volunteer effort on the night of September 11, 2001, when an elderly Sikh and two teenagers were violently attacked in Richmond Hill, Queens in “reprisal” attacks by fellow Americans. The group that became the Sikh Coalition issued a press release the next day under the organizational title “Coalition of Sikh Organizations of New York” condemning the terrorist attacks and calling on police to better protect our neighborhoods.</p><p> </p><p>Anticipating that more hate crimes and bias attacks that were to come, the group in New York City, which labeled itself "The Coalition of Sikh Organizations", initiated a program to send press releases to the Media on September 11th and began creating press kits enable communities across the country to organize at a grass roots level. With the aid of some activists in Chicago, a website was set-up by Sept 12 to <a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/ListReports.asp" target="_blank">record the occurrence of hate-crimes</a> across the country, a chat board, and <a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/InfoMedia.asp" target="_blank">resources for the media</a>. Other activists from various metropolitan cities across North America joined the initiative and a virtual Coalition emerged. </p><p> </p><p>Within a two week time period, the Coalition developed affiliations in Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. A synergetic energy propelled these groups into an impetus for change. The Coalition worked with the US Justice Department to battle hate-crimes and get <a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/LegalAirTravel.asp" target="_blank">directives published by the Department of Transportation to combat profiling at airports</a>. Simultaneously, a contingent was dedicated to working with the media in educating the public across North America through print articles and television coverage. </p><p> </p><p>On October 18, 2001, the Sikh Coalition formally incorporated and began operating as a volunteer led organization of concerned Sikhs across the country since no national civil rights-focused Sikh organization existed until the Sikh Coalition was formed. By October 25, 2001, the newly formed Sikh Coalition had its first major victory, persuading the United States Senate to <a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/LegislativeRes1d.asp" target="_blank">pass a resolution</a> the Coalition had drafted recognizing Sikh-Americans and condemning hate-crimes against Sikhs and other minorities.</p><p> Since our inception, we have used all available means to tackle the discrimination our community faces. We have often used a combination of education, government advocacy, community organizing and where necessary, legal action to protect our community’s civil rights. </p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Our Development</strong></p><p> </p><p>For three years after 9/11 we remained a volunteer organization with a core group of fifteen mostly young Sikhs who devoted anywhere from ten to thirty hours per week working to protect our community. </p><p> <span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black">In September 2003, we hired our first staff member, Amardeep Singh as our Legal Director. In March 2004, we opened our first office in New York City, situated perfectly between our core constituencies in Queens and northern New Jersey. At present, with grant assistance from the New York Foundation, Mehtab Kaur is our Community Advocate. Amardeep Singh has been promoted to Executive Director, Manbeena Kaur is our Operations Manager, and Harsimran Kaur is our Staff Attorney. </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/History.asp#_ftn1" target="_blank"> </a></p><p> </p><p>Since September 11, 2001, our work to humanize our community has been difficult given the predominant association in this city and country of the turban and beard with terrorism. We have provided direct legal services to seventy-one victims of hate crimes, twenty-nine victims of airport profiling, and twenty-one Sikhs who were prosecuted for carrying the kirpan, a Sikh article of faith.<a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/History.asp#_ftn2" target="_blank"> </a> Over seventy percent of these cases come from New York, the rest are selectively chosen from around the country when victims requesting assistance have no other means of support. </p><p> </p><p>In the five years of our existence, we have forced two of the city’s largest agencies to accept Sikhs for the quality of their work rather than their appearance and the city’s police department to recognize that Sikhs when pushed will demand that their police department protect them like all other citizens. Our reputation around the country continues to grow. </p><p></p><p></p><p> In addition, over the past two years, our organization has worked with a member of the New York City Council to develop a package of two post-September 11 discrimination bills, Intro 576. which would require the city of New York to create a plan to mitigate backlash violence against Sikhs, Arabs, Muslims, and South Asians in case of an event that would precipitate such violence, and Intro 577., which would ban discrimination on the basis of religious garb in New York City uniformed agencies. Together, these two bills are a huge step forward in our community’s effort to force government to respond to our concerns. They mark the first time a city, state, or federal legislature has ever introduced a bill drafted by the Sikh community to address a concern affecting the Sikh community.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 103990, member: 1"] [B]Mission[/B] [FONT=times new roman][COLOR=black][FONT=arial] The Sikh Coalition is a community-based organization that works towards the realization of civil and human rights for all people. In particular, we work towards a world where Sikhs may freely practice and enjoy their faith while fostering strong relations with their local community wherever they may be. [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman][COLOR=black][FONT=arial]We pursue our mission by:[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [LIST] [*][COLOR=black][FONT=times new roman][FONT=arial]Providing direct legal services to persons whose civil or human rights are violated;[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=black][FONT=times new roman][FONT=arial]Advocating for law and policies that are respectful of fundamental rights;[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=black][FONT=times new roman][FONT=arial]Promoting appreciation for diversity through education; and[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=black][FONT=times new roman][FONT=arial]Fostering civic engagement in order to promote local community empowerment[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/LIST] [FONT=times new roman][COLOR=black][FONT=arial]With a full-time staff of 8 and offices in New York City and Fremont, CA, we are the most-staffed Sikh organization in the history of the United States.[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman][COLOR=black][FONT=arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [B]History [/B] [B]The Coalition is Born [/B] The Sikh Coalition was born in the aftermath of bigotry, violence and discrimination against the city’s Sikh population following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. We began as a volunteer effort on the night of September 11, 2001, when an elderly Sikh and two teenagers were violently attacked in Richmond Hill, Queens in “reprisal” attacks by fellow Americans. The group that became the Sikh Coalition issued a press release the next day under the organizational title “Coalition of Sikh Organizations of New York” condemning the terrorist attacks and calling on police to better protect our neighborhoods. Anticipating that more hate crimes and bias attacks that were to come, the group in New York City, which labeled itself "The Coalition of Sikh Organizations", initiated a program to send press releases to the Media on September 11th and began creating press kits enable communities across the country to organize at a grass roots level. With the aid of some activists in Chicago, a website was set-up by Sept 12 to [URL="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/ListReports.asp"]record the occurrence of hate-crimes[/URL] across the country, a chat board, and [URL="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/InfoMedia.asp"]resources for the media[/URL]. Other activists from various metropolitan cities across North America joined the initiative and a virtual Coalition emerged. Within a two week time period, the Coalition developed affiliations in Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. A synergetic energy propelled these groups into an impetus for change. The Coalition worked with the US Justice Department to battle hate-crimes and get [URL="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/LegalAirTravel.asp"]directives published by the Department of Transportation to combat profiling at airports[/URL]. Simultaneously, a contingent was dedicated to working with the media in educating the public across North America through print articles and television coverage. On October 18, 2001, the Sikh Coalition formally incorporated and began operating as a volunteer led organization of concerned Sikhs across the country since no national civil rights-focused Sikh organization existed until the Sikh Coalition was formed. By October 25, 2001, the newly formed Sikh Coalition had its first major victory, persuading the United States Senate to [URL="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/LegislativeRes1d.asp"]pass a resolution[/URL] the Coalition had drafted recognizing Sikh-Americans and condemning hate-crimes against Sikhs and other minorities. Since our inception, we have used all available means to tackle the discrimination our community faces. We have often used a combination of education, government advocacy, community organizing and where necessary, legal action to protect our community’s civil rights. [B]Our Development[/B] For three years after 9/11 we remained a volunteer organization with a core group of fifteen mostly young Sikhs who devoted anywhere from ten to thirty hours per week working to protect our community. [COLOR=black][COLOR=black] In September 2003, we hired our first staff member, Amardeep Singh as our Legal Director. In March 2004, we opened our first office in New York City, situated perfectly between our core constituencies in Queens and northern New Jersey. At present, with grant assistance from the New York Foundation, Mehtab Kaur is our Community Advocate. Amardeep Singh has been promoted to Executive Director, Manbeena Kaur is our Operations Manager, and Harsimran Kaur is our Staff Attorney. [/COLOR][/COLOR][URL="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/History.asp#_ftn1"] [/URL] Since September 11, 2001, our work to humanize our community has been difficult given the predominant association in this city and country of the turban and beard with terrorism. We have provided direct legal services to seventy-one victims of hate crimes, twenty-nine victims of airport profiling, and twenty-one Sikhs who were prosecuted for carrying the kirpan, a Sikh article of faith.[URL="http://www.sikhcoalition.org/History.asp#_ftn2"] [/URL] Over seventy percent of these cases come from New York, the rest are selectively chosen from around the country when victims requesting assistance have no other means of support. In the five years of our existence, we have forced two of the city’s largest agencies to accept Sikhs for the quality of their work rather than their appearance and the city’s police department to recognize that Sikhs when pushed will demand that their police department protect them like all other citizens. Our reputation around the country continues to grow. In addition, over the past two years, our organization has worked with a member of the New York City Council to develop a package of two post-September 11 discrimination bills, Intro 576. which would require the city of New York to create a plan to mitigate backlash violence against Sikhs, Arabs, Muslims, and South Asians in case of an event that would precipitate such violence, and Intro 577., which would ban discrimination on the basis of religious garb in New York City uniformed agencies. Together, these two bills are a huge step forward in our community’s effort to force government to respond to our concerns. They mark the first time a city, state, or federal legislature has ever introduced a bill drafted by the Sikh community to address a concern affecting the Sikh community. [/QUOTE]
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