Who printed the first Tamil book?

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The first Tamil book was introduced and published by Portuguese missionaries. Tamil publishing and printing history is as intriguing and varied as the language. On October 20, 1578, the first book was published. On that day, Henrique Henriques, a Portuguese missionary, wrote 'Thambiran Vanakkam' on Chinese paper. The 10 x 14 cm book, according to Tamil historian Pulavar S. Raju, has 16 pages of 24 lines each and was written in the old Tamil typeface that was previously employed on palm leaves and stones. The book was a translation of Francis Xavier's 'Doctrina Christmas' from Portuguese.

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