History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
Who among the following wrote the first Malayalam version of the Bhagavad Gita?
AMadhava Panikkar ✓ Correct
BSankara Panikkar
CRama Panikkar
DCherusseri
Correct answer: (A) Madhava Panikkar — Madhava Panikkar wrote it, so the answer is Madhava Panikkar.
Explanation
★Madhava Panikkar wrote it, so the answer is Madhava Panikkar.
★Madhava Panikkar wrote the first Malayalam version of the Bhagavad Gita.
★He was one of the trio known as the Niranam poets of medieval Kerala.
★The Niranam poets helped develop early Malayalam devotional literature.
★Their work marked an important stage in the growth of the Malayalam language.
★So the first Malayalam version of the Gita was by Madhava Panikkar.
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