The history of publishing and printing in Tamil is as interesting and rich as the language itself. The first book dates back to October 20, 1578. On the eventful day, Portuguese missionary ...

CHENNAI: Ever stumbled upon a good English translation of a foreign language book and wondered why no one ever did that to Tamil books that you grew up reading?

Chennai: From Sangam literature to Tamil medical books and from holocaust stories to Persian books, the second edition of Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF 2024) has it all. It plans to ...

Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation sells rights of 135 children's books for translations in Indian languages, promoting literacy and culture. June 19, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

CHENNAI: The state government so far has sanctioned 45 outward grants to translate Tamil literary works into more than 25 languages. This includes a translation ...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has issued a Government Order (G.O.) to streamline the reading of non-academic books among students in Classes 1 to 8 across all government schools.

Making the 2,500-page Tamil text comprehensible for readers above the age of twelve was a daunting task – one that Nila Comics, a publishing house in Chennai, decided to take on.