Question

Puthenpana was written by?
A) Qazi Muhammed
B) Arnos Pathiri
C) Ezhuthachan
D) Cherussary

Answer 1

Hint: The person was also known as Johann Ernst Hanxleden who was from a German origin and then moved to India for missionary work.

Complete answer:
During the 17 century many missionaries came to India to profess Christianity. Many missionaries set up small communities in various places in India such as Goa ,Kerala , Karnataka etc . Many people started to follow Christianity in the South region of the country.This text was in a Malayali epic on the life of Jesus Christ. It is one of the earliest written poems in simple Malayali language. Now let's see the options:-

Qazi Muhammed - Qazi Muhammad was a companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He was a poet ,writer , a profound scholar and a great Ahmadiyya debater hence this option is incorrect.
Arnos Pathiri- He was a missionary whose real name was Johann Ernst Hanxleden and was a celebrated Malayali poet. He was the first person to compile a Malayalam dictionary and his lexicon described Malayalam words in both Portuguese and Sanskrit. He wrote many books such as the Puthenpana ,Chaturanthyam hence this is the correct option.
Ezhuthachan- Ezhuthachan was a Malayali poet translator and linguist from Kerala. He is known as the "Father of Malayalam literature" or "Father of modern Malayalam"but did not write Puthenpana hence it is an incorrect option.
Cherussary- Cherussary was a 15th century poet belonging to Northern Kerala .He was a court poet of Udaya Verma and the author of Krishnagatha poem which is considered to be a landmark in the development of Malayalam literature but wasn't involved in writing Puthenpana hence this is incorrect.

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Note: All these noted linguists have contributed significantly towards development of Malayali literature which is now widely read in South India.