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Doctrina Christam - Kirisithiyaani Vanakkam.1579 AD. The appearance of Tamil in print, both in Roman transliteration and in its native script was the result of the convergence between colonial expansion and local politics, coupled with the beginnings of the Jesuit 'Madurai Mission' led, among others, by a Portuguese Jesuit priest, Henrique Henriques who arrived on the Fishery Coast in 1547.
Tamil is the widely spoken and official language of the state. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world. [2] The Tamil development department is responsible for the development of the language through the directorate of Tamil development, administration of educational institutes, translation of works and institution of literature awards. [3]
He also printed Flos Sanctorum in Tamil (1586). [4] This book contains the lives of Saints. By his efforts, Tamil became the first non-European language to be printed on a printing press. [2] [8] [9] Hence, he is sometimes referred to as Father of the Tamil press [10] Henriques is the first known European Tamil scholar. [2]
The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) [3] is a company that was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu [4] to produce newsprint and writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue. The Government of Tamil Nadu listed the paper mill in April 1979 under the provisions of the Companies Act of 1956.
Simplified Tamil script or Reformed Tamil script refers to several governmental reforms to the Tamil script. In 1978, the Government of Tamil Nadu reformed certain syllables of the modern Tamil script with view to simplify the script. [1] It aimed to standardize non-standard ligatures of ஆ ā, ஒ o, ஓ ō and ஐ ai syllables. [2]
The Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி Tamiḻ ariccuvaṭi [tamiɻ ˈaɾitːɕuʋaɽi]) is an abugida script that is used by Tamils and Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere to write the Tamil language. [5]
The Government Central Press is located at Mint Buildings in Mint Street, George Town.It land covers an area of 5.5 acres. The Press has 880 employees. [1]The Press includes the Government Central Press, Government Stationery Stores, and Government Branch Press at the Madras High Court Buildings all within the city.
Kavithalayaa Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai.It was founded by filmmaker K. Balachander in 1981. It has a library of 50+ films in three languages and 3500+ hours of television content.