Print arrived in India in the mid-16th century via:
- Portuguese Catholic missionaries in Goa
- Mughal court patronage of Persian calligraphy
- British East India Company's Bombay office
- Chinese traders along the Coromandel coast
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Correct answer: A. Portuguese Catholic missionaries in Goa
Print arrived in India with Portuguese Catholic missionaries in Goa in the mid-1500s.
They printed religious texts in Konkani, Tamil, and Malayalam.
The first Tamil book was printed in 1579.