Dr. K.J. John

Dr. K. J. John examines Thampuran Vanakkam, a Malabar Tamil rendering of Christian doctrine originally translated by Henrique Henriques and printed at Quilon in 1578 — the first work ever printed in an Indian language and script. Published by the University of Calicut in 2005, this edition brings renewed scholarly attention to a foundational document in the history of printing and Tamil Christianity.