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When did the first printing press come to India ?


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a

In the middle of the 16th century

b

In the middle of the 17th century

c

In the middle of the 18th century

d

In the middle of the 19th century  

answer is A.

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The first printing press came to India in the middle of the 16th century. At the Jesuit St. Paul's College in Old Goa, the country's first printing press was created in 1556. The most well-known and first book printed in this press was "Catecismo da Doutrina Christ." Francis Xavier, a Christian missionary, was a key figure in introducing the printing press to India. Jesuit priests printed a number of tracts and learned Konkani. About 50 books in the Kanara and Konkani languages had been printed by 1674. The first Tamil book was produced in Cochin in 1579 by Catholic priests, while the first Malayalam book was printed there in 1713.
 
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