CBSE BOARD X, asked by rajveersinghrathor80, 10 months ago

Trace the development of print in India.

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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer :-

Trace the history of print revolution in India

■The printing press first came to Goa with the Portuguese missionaries in the mid 16th century.

■ Books were printed in Konkani and Kanara languages.

■Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book, in 1579 at Cochin.

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Answered by glenquadros2
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• Handwritten manuscripts : India had a very rich and old tradition of handwritten manuscripts in Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, as well as in various vernacular languages. Manuscripts were copied on palm leaves or on handmade paper.
• Print came to India : The printing press first came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries in the mid 16th century.
• James Hicky and print : From 1780, James Augustus Hicky began to edit the Bengal Gazette, a weekly magazine.
• Print in the 18th century : By the close of the 18th century, a number of newspapers and journals appeared in print. The first Indian weekly i.e. Bengal Gazette also came into picture in the late 18th century
• Print in the 19th century : By the end of the 19th century, a visual culture started taking place. By 1870’s caricatures and cartoons were being published in journals and newspapers.
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