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Printing operations began in Goa in 1556 (with the first printing press being established at the Jesuit Saint Paul's College in Old Goa), resulting in the publication of Conclusiones Philosophicas. The year 1557 saw the posthumous printing of St. Francis Xavier's Catecismo da Doutrina Christa five years after the death of its author.
Title page of Garcia da Orta's Colóquios.Goa, 1563. The art of printing first entered India through St. Paul's College in Goa. In a letter to St. Ignatius of Loyola, dated 30 April 1556, Father Gasper Caleza speaks of a ship carrying a printing press, setting sail from Portugal to Abyssinia (current-day Ethiopia) via Goa, with the purpose of helping missionary work.
Founded c. 1542 by Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Paul's College, Goa was a Jesuit school in Old Goa, which later became a college. St Paul's was once the main Jesuit institution in Asia. It housed the first printing press in India and published the first books in 1556. [125] [126] [127]
The Jesuits introduced India to both the European college system and book printing by founding Saint Paul's College in Goa in 1542. The French traveler François Pyrard de Laval, who visited Goa around 1608, described the College of St. Paul and praised the variety of subjects taught there free of charge. Like many other European travelers who ...
It was taken over by the Government of Goa and came under the administrative control of the Department of Education on 1 June 1983. 1972 - Flame-throated bulbul was selected as the official state bird of Goa. 1972–73 – Goa hosted the Santosh Trophy tournament for the first time. Goa again hosted the tournament in 1989–90, 1995–96, and ...
The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany c. 1439. [1] Western printing technology was adopted in all world regions by the end of the 19th century, displacing the manuscript and block printing .
Moreover, the Board advises the government on the standard requirements for staff, buildings, furniture, equipment, stationery, and other necessary amenities in secondary and higher secondary schools. This guidance aims to create an environment conducive to effective teaching and learning. [4]
Most of the schools in Goa are affiliated with Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. However, one can also come across schools affiliated to the CBSE and ICSE board. English is the main medium of instruction at the schools in Goa. Konkani and Portuguese are also taught in several schools of the state. Navy Children School ...