62nd Death Anniversary of Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singh Ji | 10th June, 2019 | Tribute to Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singh by Dr. Jaspal Singh.

Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, a premier literary and cultural organization in the capital, was established in 1958, in the memory of the father of modern Punjabi literature and Saint-Poet of India Bhai Vir Singh. While the foundation stone of the building was laid in March, 1972 by President V.V.Giri, the memorial was inaugurated by President N. Sanjeeva Reddy, in 1978.

The Sadan undertakes the publication of all the works of Bhai Vir Singh and runs a BOOK STORE so that the vast, rich and rare poetry and literature of father of modern Panjabi language reaches the interested readers spread throughout India and abroad

The LIBRARY has been developed as an Information and Research centre. Library has a rich collection of over 40,000 titles including Encyclopedias, Biographies and books on History and Culture of Punjab, Sikh History, Polity, Philosophy, Religion, literature in Punjabi, English, Hindi, Urdu and some other languages. This Public Library has the collection of available printed material related to the writings of Bhai Vir Singh and other prominent personalities.

The Sadan has been regularly running the Punjabi-Weekly "KHALSA SAMACHAR" founded by Bhai Vir Singh in 1899

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