The history of printing may not be very old in India but according to some records the first book in...........

Ancient and Medieval History (Easy) Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

The history of printing may not be very old in India but, according to some records, the first book in an Indian language was printed in Cochin. By whom and when ?

by Vasco-da-Gama in 1507

by Alfred Aquinas in 1680

by Jesuit John Gonsalves in 1577

by Mathew Arbuthnot in 1610

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Explanation:

Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several tracts. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed in the Konkani and in Kanara languages. Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin, and in 1713 the first Malayalam book was printed by them.