| Daya Singh Arif | |
| Notableworks: | Zindagi Bilas, Fanah da Makan, Suputtar Bilas |
| Movement: | Punjabi Dalit Literature |
| Genre: | Punjabi literature |
| Birth Date: | 1894 |
| Period: | British Raj Era |
| Language: | Punjabi |
| Occupation: | Poet, Writer, Composer and Singer. |
| Death Place: | Moga, Punjab, India |
| Death Date: | 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Jalalabad East, Kot Ise Khan, Faridkot, Punjab, British India |
Sadhu Daya Singh Arif (1894–1945) was a Punjabi poet, theologian and balladeer.
Daya Singh was born into Mazhabi Sikh community to Santa Singh at Punjab, British India.[1] [2]
He read wide range of secular literature and as also reached the stage of ‘brahmgiani’ through meditation and contemplation like Sadhu Wazir Singh which is apparent from his assuming the title of ‘Arif’.
His book, Atam Hamrahi, is one of prominent among Punjabi Dalit literature.[3]