Bhai Vir Singh Ji (1871-1957) was a Poet,Scholar and a Theologian. He was a Prominent figure in revival and renewal of Punjabi tradition. He wrote Puratam Janam Saakhi in 1926. This Janam Saakhi was a combination of Oral narrative of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's life along with early written traditions . To that he added verses from SGGS to make it whole and connect the narration with Guru's Bani.