Question

Can you tell me about how print culture came to India??

Answer 1

1) the printing press first came to India by the Portuguese in mid 16th century
2) Jesuit priests learned Konkani and started printing books.
3) in 1579 the catholic priests printed first Tamil book in Cochin.
4) by 1710 Dutch Protestant missionaries printed over 32 Tamil texts
5) in 1713 first Malayalam book was printed by catholic priests.

So it was the Portuguese who introduced printing in India.

Answer 2

1) the printing press first came to India by the Portuguese in mid 16th century 2) Jesuit priests learned Konkani and started

printing books. 3) in 1579 the catholic priests printed first

Tamil book in Cochin.

4) by 1710 Dutch Protestant missionaries printed over 32 Tamil texts 5) in 1713 first Malayalam book was printed

by catholic priests.

So it was the Portuguese who introduced printing in India.