Thambiran Vanakkam

Summary

Thambiran Vanakkam (also known as Doctrina Christam en Lingua Malauar Tamul in Portuguese; Tamil: தம்பிரான் வணக்கம்) is a Catholic catechism translated by Henrique Henriques and published on 20 October 1578 at Quilon, Venad.[1] It is the first printed work in an Indian language and script.[2]

Thambiran Vanakkam
(Doctrina Christam en Lingua Malauar Tamul)
Front page of Thambiran Vanakkam
AuthorHenrique Henriques
Original titleதம்பிரான் வணக்கம்
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Publication date
1578

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References edit

  1. ^ "Fr. XS Thani Nayagam and the Mannar university". Fr. XS Thani Nayagam and the Mannar University. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Tamil saw its first book in 1578". The Hindu. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2015.


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