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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Punjabi poet
novelist
person
religious reformer
scholar
awardReceived Padma Bhushan
Sahitya Akademi Award
birthDate 1872-12-05
birthPlace Amritsar
British India
Punjab
countryOfCitizenship British India
deathDate 1957-06-10
deathPlace Amritsar
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
novel
poetry
religious literature
givenName Vir
honorificPrefix Bhai
influenced Sikh religious thought in the 20th century
modern Punjabi writers
knownFor leadership in the Singh Sabha movement
modern Punjabi literary renaissance
revival of Sikh historical and religious literature
languageOfWorkOrName Punjabi language
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
editor
essayist
novelist
poet
publisher
theologian
religion Sikhism

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Punjabi literature hasNotableAuthor Bhai Vir Singh
Bhai Vir Singh fullName Bhai Vir Singh self-link