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-{{short description|Sikh musician who plays hymns in different ragas}}
+{{Short description|Sikh musician who plays hymns in different ragas}}
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 {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
-A '''Ragi''' is a [[Sikhism|Sikh]] musician who plays hymns ([[Shabda|shabad]]s) in different [[raga]]s as prescribed in the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]. [[Guru Arjan Dev]], the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, started the ragi tradition of amateur musicians, as he didn't want the Sikhs to depend on professionals for their connection to the divine with sacred music. Ragis now are often professional and have much knowledge of the scriptures. Thus, they are highly respected. However, they are not a privileged elite as some today see them -- rather, the ragi tradition was meant to bring musical experience of the Sikh scriptures to a layperson, without a middleman (or woman).
+A '''Ragi''' ({{Langx|pa|ਰਾਗੀ}}; ''rāgī'') is a [[Sikhism|Sikh]] musician who plays hymns ([[Shabda|shabad]]s) in different [[raga]]s as prescribed in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cole |first=W. Owen |title=A popular dictionary of Sikhism |date=1997 |publisher=NTC Pub. Group |others=Piara Singh Sambhi |isbn=978-0-203-98609-7 |location=Lincolnwood, Ill. |page=69 |oclc=648154652 |quote=Ragi - A musician who leads and accompanies the singing of kirtan, the hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib in the gurdwara.}}</ref>
-Today, the ragi tradition is slightly different than in the Guru's time. Music is often not sung in the correct raag and often does not use the Guru's instruments but rather relies heavily on the [[harmonium]], brought by the British colonizers. The lines of the shabads before the [[rahao]]s are not emphasized as they are prescribed either. Today also there are no female ragis allowed in [[Sri Harimandir Sahib]], the most important temple for Sikhs, which goes against the Sikh principle of gender equality. Now, some efforts are being made to revive [[Gurmat Sangeet]], kirtan the way the Gurus prescribed it.
+== Role ==
 ==Further reading==
 * [https://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfSikhReligionAndCulture/page/n383/mode/2up?q=ragi Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture]
-[[Category:Sikh terminology]]
+== External links ==
-{{Sikhism-stub}}
+[[pnb:حضور صاحب]]
-[[pnb:حضور صاحب]]
+[[Category:Sikh music]]

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{{short description|Sikh musician who plays hymns in different ragas}}
{{unsourced|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
A '''Ragi''' is a [[Sikhism|Sikh]] musician who plays hymns ([[Shabda|shabad]]s) in different [[raga]]s as prescribed in the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]. [[Guru Arjan Dev]], the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, started the ragi tradition of amateur musicians, as he didn't want the Sikhs to depend on professionals for their connection to the divine with sacred music. Ragis now are often professional and have much knowledge of the scriptures. Thus, they are highly respected. However, they are not a privileged elite as some today see them -- rather, the ragi tradition was meant to bring musical experience of the Sikh scriptures to a layperson, without a middleman (or woman).

Today, the ragi tradition is slightly different than in the Guru's time. Music is often not sung in the correct raag and often does not use the Guru's instruments but rather relies heavily on the [[harmonium]], brought by the British colonizers. The lines of the shabads before the [[rahao]]s are not emphasized as they are prescribed either. Today also there are no female ragis allowed in [[Sri Harimandir Sahib]], the most important temple for Sikhs, which goes against the Sikh principle of gender equality. Now, some efforts are being made to revive [[Gurmat Sangeet]], kirtan the way the Gurus prescribed it.

==Further reading==
* [https://archive.org/details/EncyclopaediaOfSikhReligionAndCulture/page/n383/mode/2up?q=ragi Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture]

[[Category:Sikh terminology]]
[[Category:Sikh music]]

{{Sikhism-stub}}

[[pnb:حضور صاحب]]

Ragi (Sikhism) - Revision history

WillisHeiman326: correct intro for consistency for clarity

>Wiki-uk at 16:57, 22 June 2020