Bhai Vir Singh
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Bhai Vir Singh was a pioneering Punjabi poet, novelist, and scholar often regarded as a key figure of the modern Punjabi literary renaissance and the Singh Sabha movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhai Vir Singh canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Punjabi poet
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Bhushan
ⓘ
Sahitya Akademi Award ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1872-12-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Amritsar
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British India ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | British India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1957-06-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Amritsar
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India ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key figure of the Singh Sabha movement
ⓘ
pioneer of modern Punjabi literature ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Punjabi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Punjabi literature
ⓘ
Sikh studies ⓘ religious reform ⓘ |
| fullName | Bhai Vir Singh self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Vir ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Bhai ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sikh religious thought in the 20th century
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modern Punjabi writers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the Singh Sabha movement
ⓘ
modern Punjabi literary renaissance ⓘ revival of Sikh historical and religious literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Punjabi language
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surface form:
Punjabi
|
| movement |
Punjabi literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi literary renaissance
Kartarpur Gurdwara reform movement ⓘ
surface form:
Singh Sabha movement
|
| notableWork |
Baba Naudh Singh
ⓘ
Rana Surat Singh ⓘ Satwant Kaur ⓘ Sundari ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on Sikh scriptures
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editor ⓘ essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ publisher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
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