Renewed interest in Arnos Pathiri’s poem ‘Puthen Pana’
The Hindu
The composition by German Jesuit priest Johann Ernst Hanxleden, better known as Arnos Pathiri, represents pain of a mother on his son's death
The Holy Week and Easter celebrations by Christians this season has seen a renewed interest in Puthen Pana, a composition by Arnos Pathiri, who is popular for his poetic compositions in Malayalam. Johann Ernst Hanxleden, the German Jesuit priest better known as Arnos Pathiri, arrived in Kerala from Gujarat in 1701. The lexicographer and grammarian became a scholar in Sanskrit and Malayalam before authoring Puthen Pana.More Related News