About
memorize-gurbani
An app to help memorize, understand, and internalize Nitnem (the Sikh daily prayers) and more Gurbani
Concepts
Skills/Badges
When memorizing Gurbani, there are several aspects that, when individually worked on and stored, come together to form a clearer picture of the Shabad in your mind. This in turn helps you to grasp what you are reciting. Memorize Gurbani helps you to work on a number of these per Bani and, when tested, you receive a badge for achieving a perfect score.
- Pauree Order Badge - Put all sections/Paurees in the correct order for the Bani
- Line Order Badge - Put all lines in the correct order for the Bani
- Padchhed Badge - Put spaces in the correct places in all lines for the Bani
- Maatra Badge - Put all the Maatra in the correct places in all lines for the Bani
- Visraam Badge - Put short and long pauses in the correct places in all lines for the Bani
- Meaning Badge - Choose the correct translation for all lines in the Bani
Publisher
While only the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee has permission to print full Saroops of Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, there are Panthik publishers of Gutkas and Pothis (who also use authentic historical sources) that may have differences in spelling and/or Padchhed. While my Ardaas is that all publishers come together to come to one standard, the aim of Memorize Gurbani is to make these different versions available (as data becomes available) in order to serve the most Sangat.
Length
Throughout the entire Panth, Sangat chooses or has been given Hukam to recite some compiled Banis at different lengths. Some more popular ones are available as data becomes available. For the purpose of clarity and avoiding ambiguity, these are labeled as Jathebandi/institution names. This is not intented to serve as a point of division.
Contributing
Sevaa Appreciated
If any graphic designer and/or UX/UI professional can do Sevaa on this app, I would love the help. Please reach out at the email address on my GitHub profile or on Telegram (@navdeepsingh).
Acknowledgements
BaniDB
The database used is provided by the BaniDB Alliance and is subject to the Non-Profit Open Software License 3.0
Gurmukhi Fonts
The fonts used are provided by Khalis Foundation and subject to multiple licenses. Please see the GitHub repository.
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