THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From a college library in Bangalore, a fragile copy
of the first book printed in Malayalam --
SampkshepaVedartham -- has made a leap to eternity. Thanks to
efforts by MalayalamWikipedians, the book printed in 1772 and kept
in Dharmaram College in Bangalore is now available free on the
internet, without any copyright restriction.
The scanned copy of 'Sampkshepa Vedartham or Nasranikal Okkeyum Ariyendunna Sampkshepa Vedartham' will be a major source of information for those interested in the history and development of Malayalam script. The book by Italian priest Clement Peanices is in the form of Christian religious teaching in question-answer format. The first edition of the book was printed using Malayalam types in Rome in 1772 and was brought to the state in 1774.
Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
The scanned copy of 'Sampkshepa Vedartham or Nasranikal Okkeyum Ariyendunna Sampkshepa Vedartham' will be a major source of information for those interested in the history and development of Malayalam script. The book by Italian priest Clement Peanices is in the form of Christian religious teaching in question-answer format. The first edition of the book was printed using Malayalam types in Rome in 1772 and was brought to the state in 1774.
Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
