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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="Manveer" data-source="post: 138129" data-attributes="member: 14065"><p>I also wrote seperatley to the author (<a href="mailto:y.alibhai-brown@independent.co.uk">y.alibhai-brown@independent.co.uk</a>);</p><p> </p><p>Yasmin,</p><p> </p><p>I just read your article and am writing to ask whether any Sikhs have ever been convicted of paedophilia or sexual exploitation and prostitution of vulnerable adults in the UK? </p><p> </p><p>If you did your job with honesty, integrity and a sense of duty to your profession you would find that this is not the case and you would not make false and insulting statements such as <em><span style="color: #17365d">"</span><span style="color: #0070c0">Islam and Sikhism do give women some important rights, but these are devalued in real life on a daily basis"</span></em></p><p> </p><p>Anybody with knowledge of the Sikhs or the desire to discover the sentiments of Sikhs would realise that this is not an issue within the Sikh community. I could vex lyrical about the place of women within Sikhism as could followers of any religion however this is not my intention. The point i am trying to make is that you have made a general and insulting statement without any justification. </p><p> </p><p>The statement highlighted above is not fair and is a testament to the lack of professionalism with which you do your job. I understand how much easier it must be to add another minority group into your article so that it does not sound like an attack on Muslims. It is also much more convenient to state that this is an Asian problem, and by doing so you are not alienating the Pakistani community or your own heritage. However the truth is that this is simply not right. </p><p> </p><p>You state that you was inspired to write this as <span style="color: #0070c0">"</span><em><span style="color: #0070c0">I've been goaded into writing this column by the barbs and taunts, by the blame and racist toxins filling my inbox this week"</span> </em>Your cheap and lazy journalism does not adress any racist toxins, it simply tars every asian with the same brush and perpetuates the stereotypes of such ignorant people that you cater to. Articles such as this spread ignorance, through misleading statements. This is particularly harmful as it is written by a coconut and reads more like a confession than an objective contemplation of facts.</p><p> </p><p>It is curious to find that comments have been disabled on your article. I wonder if an apology or a mere acknowledgement of the inaccurate statement would be published, and distributed to as many readers as the initial article, if at all. </p><p> </p><p>Your response will be much appreciated,</p><p>Kind Regards,</p><p> </p><p>Manvir Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manveer, post: 138129, member: 14065"] I also wrote seperatley to the author ([EMAIL="y.alibhai-brown@independent.co.uk"]y.alibhai-brown@independent.co.uk[/EMAIL]); Yasmin, I just read your article and am writing to ask whether any Sikhs have ever been convicted of paedophilia or sexual exploitation and prostitution of vulnerable adults in the UK? If you did your job with honesty, integrity and a sense of duty to your profession you would find that this is not the case and you would not make false and insulting statements such as [I][COLOR=#17365d]"[/COLOR][COLOR=#0070c0]Islam and Sikhism do give women some important rights, but these are devalued in real life on a daily basis"[/COLOR][/I] Anybody with knowledge of the Sikhs or the desire to discover the sentiments of Sikhs would realise that this is not an issue within the Sikh community. I could vex lyrical about the place of women within Sikhism as could followers of any religion however this is not my intention. The point i am trying to make is that you have made a general and insulting statement without any justification. The statement highlighted above is not fair and is a testament to the lack of professionalism with which you do your job. I understand how much easier it must be to add another minority group into your article so that it does not sound like an attack on Muslims. It is also much more convenient to state that this is an Asian problem, and by doing so you are not alienating the Pakistani community or your own heritage. However the truth is that this is simply not right. You state that you was inspired to write this as [COLOR=#0070c0]"[/COLOR][I][COLOR=#0070c0]I've been goaded into writing this column by the barbs and taunts, by the blame and racist toxins filling my inbox this week"[/COLOR] [/I]Your cheap and lazy journalism does not adress any racist toxins, it simply tars every asian with the same brush and perpetuates the stereotypes of such ignorant people that you cater to. Articles such as this spread ignorance, through misleading statements. This is particularly harmful as it is written by a coconut and reads more like a confession than an objective contemplation of facts. It is curious to find that comments have been disabled on your article. I wonder if an apology or a mere acknowledgement of the inaccurate statement would be published, and distributed to as many readers as the initial article, if at all. Your response will be much appreciated, Kind Regards, Manvir Singh [/QUOTE]
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