Bhai Vir Singh
Bhai Vir Singh was an Indian poet, writer, novelist, scholar and theologian (1872–1957). He was born in Amritsar.
Also recorded as Bhai Vir Singh ji
Bhai Vir Singh
link · Public domain
- Full name
- Vir Singh.
- Born
- 1872. · Amritsar.
- Died
- 1957. · Amritsar.
- Nationality
- India, British Raj and Dominion of India.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, novelist, scholar and theologian.
- Fields
- poetry, historical fiction and religious.
- Movements
- Singh Sabha Movement.
- Education
- Oriental College.
- Known for
- Mere Sainya Jio, Kambadi Kalai and Janamsakhis.
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi and Padma Bhushan.
- Languages
- Punjabi.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Bhai Vir Singh was an Indian poet, writer, novelist, scholar and theologian (1872–1957). He was born in Amritsar.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Bhai Vir Singh. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q3631340
In this article
Identity
Identity
Bhai Vir Singh studied at Oriental College. The recorded working language is Punjabi. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry, historical fiction and religious. Works named in the authority record are Mere Sainya Jio, Kambadi Kalai and Janamsakhis. Distinctions recorded are Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi and Padma Bhushan.
Bhai Vir Singh is recorded as having received Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi and Padma Bhushan.
![Front page of the first issue of the Khalsa Samchar, a weekly Sikh newspaper founded by Bhai Vir Singh, 17 November 1899 issue. Description of the newspaper's early-days (from the Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi, via [1]): 17th November, 1899, Bhai Sahib brought out the first issue of the weekly Khalsa Samachar, which besides Panthic news, contained valuable information about the tenets o](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Front_page_of_the_first_issue_of_the_Khalsa_Samchar%2C_a_weekly_Sikh_newspaper_founded_by_Bhai_Vir_Singh%2C_17_November_1899_issue.jpg/800px-Front_page_of_the_first_issue_of_the_Khalsa_Samchar%2C_a_weekly_Sikh_newspaper_founded_by_Bhai_Vir_Singh%2C_17_November_1899_issue.jpg)
Front page of the first issue of the Khalsa Samchar, a weekly Sikh newspaper founded by Bhai Vir Singh, 17 November 1899 issue. Description of the newspaper's early-days (from the Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi, via [1]): 17th November, 1899, Bhai Sahib brought out the first issue of the weekly Khalsa Samachar, which besides Panthic news, contained valuable information about the tenets o
Bhai Vir Singh (digitized by Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi) · [2]
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
Explore 1872–1957
The full dated record · 3 entries
1872
Bhai Vir Singh born at Amritsar.
1900
Satwant Kaur is dated 1900.
1957
Bhai Vir Singh died at Amritsar.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q3631340: Bhai Vir SinghWikimedia Foundation
Secondary witness
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Citizenship
1- IndiaPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Bhai Vir Singh was recorded at birth as Vir Singh. The authorities additionally record the heading Bhai Vir Singh ji. His recorded language was Punjabi. His recorded confession was Sikhism. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Mere Sainya Jio, Kambadi Kalai and Janamsakhis. His recorded genres are poetry, historical fiction and religious. Connected to 4 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
Identity and origins
Within the Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Bhagwati Charan VermaAuthor
- Bhagwatikumar SharmaAuthor
- Bhai GurdasAuthor
- Bhai Nand LalAuthor
- Bhajan LalAuthor
- Bhaktisvarupa Damodar SwamiAuthor
- Bhalchandra NemadeAuthor
- BhamahaAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Bhai Vir Singh?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.