Original title தம்பிரான் வணக்கம் Publication date 1578 | Originally published 1578 Country India | |
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Thambiran vanakkam first published book in tamil
Thambiran Vanakkam (also known as DOCTRINA CHRISTAM en Lingua Malauar Tamul in Portuguese language and தம்பிரான் வணக்கம் in Tamil language) is a Roman Catholic Catechism book written by Henrique Henriques in October 20, 1578. It is believed to be first book printed in Indian languages, and Tamil language.
The book is printed at Quilon(Kollam) in India.
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