The Hindu

The Hindu is one of the most read English newspapers in Chennai. It has the largest base for circulation in the state of Tamil Nadu. The publication of this newspaper started on 1878. The Hindu was established on the principle of truthfulness and justice. It is headquartered in Chennai. This newspaper was published on a weekly basis when it was launched in 1878 and it started its daily publication in 1889.

The Hindu has the reputation of being the first newspaper in India to provide an online edition in 1995. The Hindu is published from 12 different positions – Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, Kochi, Mangalore, Tiruchirapalli and Visakhapatnam.

The exact date of publication of the first issue of The Hindu was on 20th September, 1878, by six young and energetic men under the leadership of G. Subramania Aiyer. Mr. Aiyer was a social reformer and a school teacher from Thiruvaiyyar. At the age of 23, he along with his twenty one year old friend at pachaiyappa’s College, M. Veeraraghavachariar and four law students, T.T. Rangachariar, D. Kesava Rao Pant P.V. Rangachariar and N. Subba Rao Pantulu were the members of Triplicane Literary Society. “The Triplicane Six” started The Hindu by borrowing one rupee and twelve annas to counter the autocratic nature of English language press. Thus, The Hindu started its publication with Aiyer as the editor and Veeraraghavachariar as the managing director.