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How did print come in India? Explain with example.
Solution:
(i) The printing press first came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries in the midsixteenth century.
(ii) Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several tracts. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed in Konkani and Kanara languages.
(iii) Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin, and in 1713 the first, Malayalam book was printed by them.
(iv) By 1710, Dutch Protestant missionaries had printed 32 Tamil texts, many of them translations of older works. (Any three)
(ii) Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several tracts. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed in Konkani and Kanara languages.
(iii) Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin, and in 1713 the first, Malayalam book was printed by them.
(iv) By 1710, Dutch Protestant missionaries had printed 32 Tamil texts, many of them translations of older works. (Any three)
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