The Hindu
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The Hindu has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company.
Except for a period of around two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction.[7] In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, who is a great-granddaughter of Iyengar,[8][9] announced the end of her term as chairperson of the group, citing "ideological differences" and the "scope for her efforts in freeing the newspaper from editorial biases have narrowed".[10]
History
Early years
The Hindu was founded in
The paper was initially printed from Srinidhi Press but later moved to Scottish Press, then to The Hindu Press,
'Its editorial stances have earned it the nickname, the '
Kasturi family
The partnership between Veeraraghavachariar and Subramania Iyer was dissolved in October 1898. Iyer quit the paper and Veeraraghavachariar became the sole owner and appointed
Joint managing director N. Murali said in July 2003, "It is true that our readers have been complaining that some of our reports are partial and lack objectivity. But it also depends on reader beliefs."
In 1987–88, The Hindu's coverage of the
In 1991, Deputy Editor N. Ravi, Ram's younger brother, replaced G. Kasturi as editor. Nirmala Lakshman, Kasturi Srinivasan's granddaughter and the first woman in the company to hold an editorial or managerial role, became Joint Editor of The Hindu and her sister, Malini Parthasarathy, Executive Editor.[22]
In 2003, the
In 2010, The Indian Express reported a dispute within the publisher of The Hindu regarding the retirement age of the person working as the editor-in-chief, a post which was then being served by N. Ram. Following this report, Ram decided to sue The Indian Express for defamation, a charge which the Indian Express denied. N. Ravi and Parthasarathy voiced concern about Ram's decision, saying that doing so goes against The Hindu's values and that journalists should not fear "scrutiny", respectively.[24] During subsequent events, Parthasarathy tweeted that "issues relating to management of newspaper have come to the surface, including editorial direction" in her response to a question. Later, Parthasarathy called N. Ram and other The Hindu employees "Stalinists", alleging that they were trying to oust her from the newspaper.[25][22]
In 2011, during the resignation of
On 2 April 2013 The Hindu started "The Hindu in School" with S. Shivakumar as editor. This is a new edition for young readers, to be distributed through schools as part of The Hindu's "Newspaper in Education" programme. It covers the day's important news developments, features, sports, and regional news.[27] On 16 September 2013, The Hindu group launched its Tamil edition with K. Ashokan as editor.[28]
On 21 October 2013, changes were made in Editorial as well as business of The Hindu.[29] N. Ravi took over as Editor-in-chief of The Hindu and Parthasarathy as Editor of The Hindu. As a consequence, Siddarth Varadarajan submitted his resignation. N. Ram became Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Limited and Publisher of The Hindu and Group publications; and N. Murali, Co-chairman of the company.[citation needed]
During the
On 5 January 2016, Parthasarathy resigned with immediate effect. It was reported by the media that she resigned her post, Malini found herself involved in several disputes with the editorial team. In a recent incident, she engaged in a discussion with RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy regarding The Hindu's fact-checking of the 'sengol' controversy. The newspaper had contradicted the Union government's claim that the 'sengol' was presented to then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru by Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India. Gurumurthy contested the findings of the fact-checking article.[31][32] However, she continues to be a Wholetime Director of Kasturi & Sons Ltd.[33] In July 2020, she became the chairperson of the group. On 5 June 2023, she stepped down, upon completion of her non-extendable three-year term as chairperson, and Nirmala Lakshman was unanimously appointed as chairperson of the group.[9][34]
Management
Over the course of its history, the Kasturi Ranga Iyengar family has usually run The Hindu through the presence of family in editorial and business operations as well as on the Board. It was headed by G. Kasturi from 1965 to 1991, N. Ravi from 1991 to 2003, and by his brother, N. Ram, from 27 June 2003 to 18 January 2011.[22]
As of 2010, there are 12 directors in the board of Kasturi & Sons.[35]
Managing directors
- M. Veeraraghavachariar (1878–1904)
- S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar (1904–1923)
- K. Srinivasan(1923–1959)
- G. Narasimhan (1959–1977)
- N. Ram (1977–2011)
- K. Balaji(2011–2012)
- Rajiv C. Lochan (2013–2019)
- L. V. Navaneeth (2019–present)
Editors
- G. Subramania Iyer (1878–1898)
- C. Karunakara Menon (1898–1905)
- S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar (1905–1923)
- S. Rangaswami Iyengar (1923–1926)
- K. Srinivasan (1926–1928)
- A. Rangaswami Iyengar (1928–1934)
- K. Srinivasan (1934–1959)
- S. Parthasarathy (1959–1965)
- G. Kasturi(1965–1991)
- N. Ravi (1991–2003)
- N. Ram (2003–2011)
- Siddharth Varadarajan (2011–2013)[36][37]
- N. Ravi (2013–2015)[29]
- Malini Parthasarathy (2015–2016)[33][38]
- Mukund Padmanabhan (2016–2019)[39]
- Suresh Nambath (2019–present)[1]
Online presence
The Hindu, the first newspaper in India to have a website, launched its website at thehindu.com in 1995.[40]
On 15 August 2009, the 130-year-old newspaper launched the beta version of its redesigned website at beta.thehindu.com. This was the first redesign of its website since its launch. On 24 June 2010 the beta version of the website went fully live at www.thehindu.co.in.[41]
On 15 August 2022, for the first time in its 144-year-old history, The Hindu started publishing Hindi-translated editorials on its website.[42]
Editorial policy and reputation
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In 1965, The Times listed The Hindu as one of the world's ten best newspapers. Discussing each of its choices in separate articles, The Times wrote: "The Hindu takes the general seriousness to lengths of severity... published in Madras, it is the only newspaper which in spite of being published only in a provincial capital is regularly and attentively read in Delhi. It is read not only as a distant and authoritative voice on national affairs but as an expression of the most liberal—and least provincial—southern attitudes... Its Delhi Bureau gives it outstanding political and economic dispatches and it carries regular and frequent reports from all state capitals, so giving more news from states, other than its own, than most newspapers in India...However, most news is from the southern states. It might fairly be described as a southern newspaper. The Hindu can claim to be the most respected paper in India."[21][43]
In 1968, the
In 2012, The Hindu became the only Indian newspaper to appoint a Readers Editor, an independent internal news ombudsman.[44][non-primary source needed]
A 2014 article in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology praised The Hindu's ongoing journalism and critique of clinical trials in India.[45]
On 7 October 2019, The Hindu announced that "Two editorial meetings a month will be opened up to readers in order to expand conversations and build trust", a first in India's media industry.[46][non-primary source needed]
The newspaper currently has foreign bureaus in eleven locations – Islamabad, Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Beijing, Moscow, Paris, Dubai, Washington, D.C., London, and Addis Ababa.[47]
See also
- The Hindu Business Line
- Frontline magazine
- The Hindu Group
- List of newspapers in India
- List of newspapers in India by readership
- The Hindu Literary Prize
- Lit for Life
- Sportstar
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Further reading
- Merrill, John C.; Fisher, Harold A. (1980). The world's great dailies: profiles of fifty newspapers. pp. 162–169.
- T. S. Subramanian (10 October 2003). "The Hindu at 125". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011.
- N. Ram (13 September 2003). "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007.
- Looking Back: The history of The Hindu as told by historian S. Muthiah.
- "Willing to strike and not reluctant to wound". The Hindu. 13 September 2003. Archived from the original on 29 September 2005.
- "Making news the family business". The Hindu. 13 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007.
- "A clarion call against the Raj". The Hindu. 13 September 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009.
- "Treading softly – but modernizing apace". The Hindu. 13 September 2003. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
- "Developing a paper for a new reader". The Hindu. 13 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007.
- N. Murali (13 September 2003). "Core values and high quality standards". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007.
External links
- Official website
- The Hindu on Twitter