(i) The printing press first came to goa in western India through portuguese missionaries in mid 16th century.
(ii) Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several texts and nearly 50 books were printed in Konkani.
(iii) **** priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin.
(iv) The first Malayalam book was printed in 1713.
(v) The Dutch ** missionaries had printed 32 Tamil texts.
