Vir Singh (writer)
Vir Singh | |
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| Born | 5 December 1872 Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 10 June 1957 (aged 84) Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Occupation | Poet, short-story writer, song composer, novelist, playwright and essayist. |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Education | Matriculation |
| Alma mater | Amritsar Church Mission School Bazar Kaserian,Amritsar |
| Period | 1891 |
| Literary movement | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Notable works | Sundari (1898), Bijay Singh (1899), Satwant Kaur,"Rana Surat Singh" (1905) |
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| Spouse | Mata Chatar Kaur |
| Children | 2 daughters |
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Vir Singh (5 December 1872 – 10 June 1957) was a Sikh poet, scholar and theologist of the Sikh revival movement, playing an important part in the renewal of Punjabi literary tradition.
Vir Singh developed the Punjabi historical fiction genre with his four novels Sundari (1898), Bijay Singh (1899), Satwant Kaur (1900), and Baba Naudh Singh (serialized from October 1917 to December 1921), with the novel genre being imported from Europe. Vir Singh's newfound Punjabi novel genre helped promote Sikh code of conduct in the background of the Singh Sabha movement, focusing on themes of Sikh sacrifice, martyrdom, symbolism, conversion, rites, resilience, and survival during the Mughal and British periods.