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| name = Thambiran Vanakkam<br /><small>(Doctrina Christam en Lingua Malauar Tamul)</small><br />
| title_orig = தம்பிரான் வணக்கம்<br />
| orig_lang_code = ta<br />
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| image = Thambiran Vanakkam 1578.JPG<br />
| caption = Front page of Thambiran Vanakkam<br />
| author = [[Henrique Henriques]]<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
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| release_date = 1578<br />
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'''''Thambiran Vanakkam''''' (also known as '''''Doctrina Christam en Lingua Malauar Tamul''''' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]; {{lang-ta|தம்பிரான் வணக்கம்}}) is a [[Catholic]] [[catechism]] translated by [[Henrique Henriques]] and published on 20 October 1578 at [[Quilon]], [[Venad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vigilonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1852:generic-church-tamil-church-behind-qtamil-nationq&catid=57:foreign-affairs&Itemid=75 |title=<br />
Generic Church, Tamil Church behind "Tamil Nation" |publisher=S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole – Vigilonline.com |accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mintamil/ROvFi7z3d7Y |title=Fr. XS Thani Nayagam and the Mannar university |publisher=Fr. XS Thani Nayagam and the Mannar University |accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref> It is the first printed work in an Indian language and script.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article476102.ece | title=Tamil saw its first book in 1578 | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | date=13 November 2010 | accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Printing in Tamil language]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Printing in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language literature]]<br />
[[Category:History of Kollam]]</div>->Ser Amantio di Nicolao