The Hindu: 125 Years in the Media Industry

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The Subramania Aiyar Era Six young men all barely out of their teens started The Hindu. They felt the campaign waged by the Anglo-Indian Press - newspapers owned and edited by the British - against the appointment of the first Indian, T. Muthuswami Aiyer, to the Bench of the Madras High Court was blatantly unfair... The Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Era By 1912, The Hindu had become a 16-page folio sized newspaper (half the size of today's paper). In the next quarter of a century, The Hindu crossed words interminably with Mrs Besant and her New India, clashing over Theosophy, J Krishnamurthi and Gandhiji and agreeing only on her Home Rule Movement...

The Era of S Rangaswami & R Rangaswami
When Iyengar died in December 1923, he left behind a paper with a circulation of 17,000 and considerable advertising support, a technology savvy paper recognized by both officialdom and the citizenry as a major force...

The Kasturi Srinivasan Era
During the era of Srinivasan, who succeeded S Rangaswami, The Hindu adopted a firm but conciliatory attitude, convinced that freedom would come with negotiation. The Hindu showed concern for India's economic future...

The Divided Era
G. Narasimhan succeeded Srinivasan as Managing Editor and Managing Director. A retiring man who did not seek the limelight, he was the ideal committee chairman, able to lead discussions and, with his fine logical mind; point out discrepancies, omissions and commissions...

The Kasturi Srinivasan Era During the era of Srinivasan, who succeeded S Rangaswami, The Hindu adopted a firm but conciliatory attitude, convinced that freedom would come with negotiation. The Hindu showed concern for India's economic future...

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