Gurbani Tutor

Santhiya 101

Your Santhiya journey, step by step.

A guided path for Sangat Ji, from the very first letter of Gurmukhi all the way to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Santhiya. Take your time, take your seva.

Phase 1 of 3

Foundations

Learn the 35 letters and Muharni.

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Prerequisite · Painti Akhari

Learn the 35 letters

Tap any letter to hear its ucharan.

Letter 1 of 35

Painti Akhari letter 1 of 35

Hear the Sounds of Letters

Watch the video to learn pronunciation

1.1 · Practice Gurmukhi Letters

Gurmukhi Letters

Tap any letter to hear its full pronunciation lesson. Or press Play to walk through them all.

Each letter is spoken several times so it settles in. Repeat after the sound to practise your ucharan.

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Prerequisite · Reading practice

Master Muharni, then read Balupdesh

The foundation of every Santhiya class.

2.1 · Practice Muharni

Muharni

Tap any tile to open its primer card and play each lag form individually. Use the Play / Pause control to walk through every form automatically. Repeat each letter 25 times before your first class.

Per-form primer audio cut from a Muharni DVD.

2.2 Muharni Primer

Full chart of consonants × vowels (PDF)

2.3 Balupdesh

Reading lessons for new students (PDF)

2.4 How to Write the Letters

The writing guide, read before you trace

2.5 Gurmukhi Trace

Trace each letter with your finger

2.6 Balupdesh Quiz

Three levels, Punjabi and English

Muharni walk-through video

Painti Akhari & Muharni video lessons

Six lessons from Gurprasaad Gursevak.

Sounds of Letters

Writing Tutorial

Vowels (Lagaan)

Nasal Sounds (Lagakhar)

Muharni

Half Letters (Sanyukt Akhar)

Phase 2 of 3

Santhiya with Bhagat Jaswant Singh Ji

Learn Shudh Ucharan.

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Practice

Nitnem Santhiya, one word behind

Recite one beat behind the sevadar. The classical method.

Nitnem Santhiya playlist

Open playlist on YouTube
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Advance

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Santhiya

When ready, advance Ang by Ang.

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Santhiya playlist

Open playlist on YouTube

Want to read alongside? Use the Read Gurbani page for Ang-by-Ang Gurmukhi and arth.

Phase 3 of 3

Beyond the app

Classes and games.

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One-on-one

Join Santhiya classes with Baba Jawahar Singh Ji

Current head of Bhagat Ji's organization, Gursevak. Daily group classes on Google Meet, or 1:1, open as Gurprasaad to Sangat worldwide.

Go to Santhiya Classes →
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Keep improving

Test your knowledge with Games & Quizzes

Daily practice keeps progress alive between classes.

Games

Beginner to Advanced: sound boards, quizzes, matching, scrambles.

Letter Quiz

Hear a letter, pick the matching Gurmukhi. Build your streak.

Questions or feedback? Email us.