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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
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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: 116522" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Mesa restaurateur and Gilbert (Arizona, U.S.A.) resident Rana Singh Sodhi didn't donate money to President Barack Obama's campaign. He didn't work on the campaign, either. </p><p></p><p></p><p> But he ended up shaking hands with Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Tuesday's state dinner for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. </p><p></p><p>"This is the biggest honour I can ever have," Rana said. </p><p></p><p></p><p> He said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a former Arizona governor, threw her arms around him and said, "Rana, you are here in the White House. I can't believe it." </p><p></p><p></p><p> Rana Singh Sodhi and his wife, Sukhbir Kaur, could hardly believe it, either. The exclusive dinner was attended by 338 people, mostly high-rollers and celebrities, including movie director Steven Spielberg. </p><p></p><p></p><p> The honour was bestowed upon the East Valley couple after Dr. Rajwant Singh, a Maryland dentist and chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, recommended them for an invitation and supplied an administration aide with a copy of "<em>A Dream in Doubt</em>," a PBS documentary shown a year ago across the nation. </p><p></p><p></p><p> "I think they feel deeply about all minorities, especially a conspicuous minority like ours," Rajwant Singh said. "It was a kind gesture extended to the Sodhi family and the Sikh community." </p><p></p><p></p><p> "A Dream in Doubt" documents how Rana and his three brothers immigrated to the United States from India in 1985 because the Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion. Two of his brothers ended up being murdered. </p><p></p><p></p><p> Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, an east Mesa gasoline-station owner, was gunned down on Sept. 15, 2001, only four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, by an angry gunman who wanted to retaliate against "Arabs." </p><p> Balbir Singh Sodhi was from India and wore a turban as a requirement of his Sikh faith. Frank Roque was sentenced to death by jurors, but his sentence was later reduced by the Arizona Supreme Court to life in prison without parole because of evidence he was mentally ill. </p><p></p><p></p><p> Suhkpal Singh Sodhi, 50, a cabdriver in San Francisco, was shot to death nearly a year later. Police never made an arrest and speculated that he may have been caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting.</p><p></p><p> </p><p> "They invited me because my family got hurt, and they respect my family," Rana Singh Sodhi said. "You feel like you are in a wonderful country that people, after nine years, still remember." </p><p></p><p></p><p> He said the invitation was especially gratifying because he was born and raised in India and has great respect for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but has carved out a life in the U.S. He and his wife have three children, all born in the U.S., and also owns some independent gas stations. </p><p></p><p></p><p> "These are my two mothers, and I'm standing there having dinner with both of them," Rana Singh Sodhi said about the two countries he has called home. "One mother gave me birth, and one mother gave me my life." </p><p> </p><p> [Courtesy: <em>The Arizona Republic</em>]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 116522, member: 1"] Mesa restaurateur and Gilbert (Arizona, U.S.A.) resident Rana Singh Sodhi didn't donate money to President Barack Obama's campaign. He didn't work on the campaign, either. But he ended up shaking hands with Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Tuesday's state dinner for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "This is the biggest honour I can ever have," Rana said. He said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a former Arizona governor, threw her arms around him and said, "Rana, you are here in the White House. I can't believe it." Rana Singh Sodhi and his wife, Sukhbir Kaur, could hardly believe it, either. The exclusive dinner was attended by 338 people, mostly high-rollers and celebrities, including movie director Steven Spielberg. The honour was bestowed upon the East Valley couple after Dr. Rajwant Singh, a Maryland dentist and chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, recommended them for an invitation and supplied an administration aide with a copy of "[I]A Dream in Doubt[/I]," a PBS documentary shown a year ago across the nation. "I think they feel deeply about all minorities, especially a conspicuous minority like ours," Rajwant Singh said. "It was a kind gesture extended to the Sodhi family and the Sikh community." "A Dream in Doubt" documents how Rana and his three brothers immigrated to the United States from India in 1985 because the Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion. Two of his brothers ended up being murdered. Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, an east Mesa gasoline-station owner, was gunned down on Sept. 15, 2001, only four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, by an angry gunman who wanted to retaliate against "Arabs." Balbir Singh Sodhi was from India and wore a turban as a requirement of his Sikh faith. Frank Roque was sentenced to death by jurors, but his sentence was later reduced by the Arizona Supreme Court to life in prison without parole because of evidence he was mentally ill. Suhkpal Singh Sodhi, 50, a cabdriver in San Francisco, was shot to death nearly a year later. Police never made an arrest and speculated that he may have been caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting. "They invited me because my family got hurt, and they respect my family," Rana Singh Sodhi said. "You feel like you are in a wonderful country that people, after nine years, still remember." He said the invitation was especially gratifying because he was born and raised in India and has great respect for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but has carved out a life in the U.S. He and his wife have three children, all born in the U.S., and also owns some independent gas stations. "These are my two mothers, and I'm standing there having dinner with both of them," Rana Singh Sodhi said about the two countries he has called home. "One mother gave me birth, and one mother gave me my life." [Courtesy: [I]The Arizona Republic[/I]] [/QUOTE]
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