On the numerous requests to build a suitable heritage at Amritsar, Bhai Sahib’s brother Dr. Babir Singh, an eminent scholar and philosopher, gave the land and the house at Amritsar to the Sadan, which had been Bhai Sahib’s residence for many years.
A simple and elegant heritage hall at Amritsar, where Bhai Sahib spent most of the years of his life and wrote some of his beautiful works, has been built. The residential portion of the Niwas Asthan of Bhai Sahib is being preserved as a heritage.
Some rare paintings and coloured photographs, duly mounted, have been displayed in the Niwas Asthan. The Lawrence Road, Amritsar, where the Niwas Asthan is located, has been renamed as Bhai Vir Singh Marg.
Bhai Vir Singh Heritage Museum and Library
Bhai Vir Singh Niwas Asthan at 60, Lawrence Road, Amritsar, which has since been renamed as Bhai Vir Singh Marg, has been converted into a Museum-cum-Library.
As a result of the initiative taken by Bibi Surjit Kaur Khalsi, Dr. Sewa Singh and others, old photographs connected with the life and times of Bhai Vir Singh and some of his early writings have been displayed there.
On a request to the Department of Culture, Government of India, Sadan has been given a grant of Rs. 12 lakhs to re-organise and modernise the Museum and display of personal relics of Bhai Vir Singh and first editions of his works in proper display-cases with provision of temperature control.
A Historic Place of Amritsar
Bhai Vir Singh Heritage Museum & Library is also featured among the historical places of Amritsar by the Municipal Corporation Amritsar.
Its inclusion among the city’s historical places reflects the significance of Bhai Vir Singh’s residence and literary heritage in Amritsar.
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