The Hindu

The Hindu is one of India's best selling and most respected English-language newspapers. Published weekly since 1878 and daily since 1889, it has grown steadily to its current circulation of 1 million copies and a readership of over 3 million, both in India and abroad. It was also one of the first Indian newspapers to offer an online edition.

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The Hindu enjoys considerable popularity, especially in South India, for its traditionally moderate and independent editorial stand and for its reliable and balanced presentation of the news.

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The Hindu uses modern facilities for news gathering, page composition and printing. It is printed in twelve centres apart from the Main Edition at Chennai (Madras) where the Corporate Office is based. The printing centres at Coimbatore, Bangalore, Madurai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Vizag, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangalore and Tiruchirapalli are connected with high speed data lines for news transmission across the country.

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On November 7, 2003 the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution sentencing the publisher and four journalists of The Hindu to 15 days simple imprisonment for breach of privilege of the House after the Privileges Committee of the House pronounced them guilty. This was ironically in response to The Hindu's criticism of the government, which it alleged was "breeding intolerance" towards any form of dissent in the assembly (in three separate newpaper reports and an editorial in April 2003). The simple majority enjoyed by the ruling AIADMK ensured that the resolution was passed. The speaker of the assembly (who belonged to the ruling party) pronounced the reports to be contemptuous of the assembly. The police action that was taken after this event to place the accused under arrest was widely accused of having been carried out in violation of rules and etiquette, especially since the charges were non-criminal in nature and run with the intent of harassing the employees of The Hindu. The government action came under heavy fire from both the media and the opposition parties. The entire episode was decried as against freedom of speech and in violation of the principles of natural justice, especially because the accused were not given any opportunity to appear before the Privileges Committee (a temporarily elected body) and present their case. The Supreme Court stayed the arrests and the hearings of the case are still going on.http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2024/stories/20031205005212600.htm

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The Hindu, like many other Indian publishing houses, is family-run. It was headed by G Kasturi from 1965 to 1991, N Ravi from 1991 to 2003, and by his brother, N Ram, since June 27th 2003. Other family members, including Nirmala Lakshman, Malini Parthasarathy, Nalini Krishnan, N Murali, K Balaji, K Venugopal, Ramesh Rangarajan and publisher S Rangarajan are directors of The Hindu and its parent company, Kasturi and Sons.

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The paper recently announced a new, 'contemporary yet classic' look with expert inputs from internationally renowned newspaper designer Mario Garcia.

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The Hindu related Images and Photos (experimental)

Relief Carving of a Kneeling Elephant on the Hindu Temple of Prambanan Java Indonesia	Village Shop Hindu Ponda Goa India	Hindu Devotees Bathe in the River Ganges on a Hindu Festival in Allahabad India January 14 2007	Brahma Hindu God of Creation from "Voyage aux Indes et a La Chine"
Kali the Fearsome Hindu Goddess of Death Watches	Hindu Festival of Thaipusam in the Batu Caves Near Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Southeast Asia	The Annual Hindu Festival of a Village Goddess at Periyapalayam Near Madras	A Child Dressed as Hindu God Krishna Yawns Chennai India September 22 2006
Hindu Painting of Garnesh Son of Shiva and Parvati Lord of Wisdom and Good Fortune India	According to Hindu Belief the Earth is Supported on Elephants Standing on a Tortoise	Clothes of Hindu Devotee are Laid out to Dry after Being Drenched During Ritualistic Holy Dips	Preparing for the Immolation of a Hindu Widow