Question

Explain giving three points how did the print culture develop in India?

Answer 1

Developments in IndiaKurasani  paper - was introduced to India in the eighth century by ArabsIndian manuscripts were written in mainly four colours - gold and silver, black and redPrinting came to India in 1556.The first book printed in India was in Portugese language in Old Goa. It was Doctrina Christa by St. Francis Xavier.with development of printing technology more books started to be printedexperimentation with the themes of the books startedNovels, books for children helped to earn readership

Answer 2

In the following ways the print culture developed in India:

1. By 1674, approximately fifty books had been published in Kannada and Konkani in languages.

2. The Dutch Protestant preachers by 1710 published 32 Tamil books; many of them were versions of classical works.

3. A few decades later, James Augustus Hickey began editing a weekly magazine called the Bengal Gazette.

4. By the 18th century, some of the Indians began publishing newspapers and journals.

5. The Bengal Gazette brought out by Gangadhar Bhattacharya, was first such to emerge.