Question

Who wrote the book 'Jesu Charita Chintamaine' (Biography of Jesus Christ) in Nagpuri in 1963 CE?

1. Father J. Hoffman
2. Mathew Areeparamil, SJ
3. Stan Swamy, SJ
4. Father Peter Shanti Navrangi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Father Peter Shanti Navrangi

The correct answer is Father Peter Shanti Navrangi.

• Father Peter Shanti Navrangi wrote the book 'Jesu Charita Chintamaine' (Biography of Jesus Christ) in Nagpuri in 1963 CE.
• He was a writer and wrote novels in many languages, but primarily in Hindi and Nagpuri.
• He also wrote 'Prem Lahiri', 'A sadani reader', etc. in Nagpuri language.
• Sadri (known as Nagpuri) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar.
• According to the 2011 Census, there were approximately 5,130,000 native speakers of the Nagpuri language.