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N. Ram

N. Ram is Director, THG Publishing Private Limited, The Hindu Group's publishing company, and has been in the media field since 1966. He is former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, Frontline, BusinessLine, and Sportstar of The Hindu group of publications, and former Chairman, THG Publishing Private Limited. He took his M.A. in History (with a First) fr
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N. Ravi

N. Ravi is Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Ltd and Publisher of The Hindu and other publications of The Hindu Group. He is former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, and has been in journalism since 1972. N. Ravi holds a Master’s degree in Economics and a degree in Law, and was a Fellow at the Harvard Law School in 2000 and Shorenstein Fellow at the Kennedy S
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Malini Parthasarathy

Malini Parthasarathy is the former Chairperson of The Hindu Group of Publications (Pvt. Ltd). She is also the former Editor of The Hindu (2013-16). During her tenure as Editor, the Mumbai edition of The Hindu was launched on November 28, 2015, a major landmark in the 140 year-history of the newspaper. She was earlier Executive Editor of the paper f
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V.S. Sambandan, Chief Administrative Officer

V.S. Sambandan is Chief Administrative Officer, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy. He holds a PhD degree in Economics from the University of Madras, India, and an MBA degree from Bournemouth University, UK. During his journalism career he has reported and written extensively on economics and social issues and served as The Hindu’s   foreign correspondent in Sri Lanka for six years during the Sri Lankan separatist conflict. Highlights of his journalism career include interviews with scholars and heads of state such as the author of The Clash of Civilisations , Samuel Huntington, noted economist, Jeffrey Sachs, the former Presidents of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga, and Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the former President of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. His areas of interests include economic and social policy, politics and political communication, and political economy. He has served as a Member of the Board of Studies for Economics, University of Madras, and Member of the Academic Council, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College (Autonomous), Chennai.
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Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Senior Coordinator, Administration and Programmes

Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Senior Coordinator, Administration and Programmes, is a former Chief Sub-Editor and former Chief Reporter of The New Indian Express . He has been a journalist for the past 21 years. He graduated from Tripura University with an Honours in English Literature. As a journalist, he began his journey as a reporter with The Hindu and wrote extensively about Urban Development and the Environment, besides covering local politics. He then switched over to television and had a three-year stint with Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel, and Headlines Today. When The Hindu and NDTV joined hands to launch NDTV-Hindu, a local English television channel in Chennai, he was appointed as the Senior Input Editor for the news section. During his career in television, Saptarshi reported extensively on Tamil Nadu, often undertaking sudden journeys to distant and arduous places. He was chosen as a Fellow by the North East Foundation to do a short study on the impact of conflict on women and children in Tripura. Some of his findings were published in The Hindu . Saptarshi has also taken active part in the nationwide anti-nuclear campaign that followed the Pokhran II test explosions, and he has represented the movement in international forums like the one organised by Peace Boat, a Japan-based NGO. An avid sports lover, Saptarshi played football for a club in the Chennai football league and is now a licensed grassroots football coach. His areas of interests include environment and forest conservation and political affairs in India in general and Tamil Nadu in particular.
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ABOUT KASTURI & SONS LTD.

Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL), India's leading media house, traces its origin to the nation's freedom struggle.

Its flagship daily, The Hindu, was started as a weekly publication on September 20, 1878, by six young nationalists led by a radical social reformer and school teacher, G. Subramania Aiyer. The others were M. Veeraragavachariar, his school teacher friend, and T.T. Rangachariar, P.V. Rangachariar, D. Kesava Rao Pant and N. Subba Rau Pantulu, law students. The youngsters, all in their twenties, belonged to a society called The Triplicane Literary Society, which was an important forum for Indians to discuss current topics.

The Hindu started printing at its own press, "The National Press" in 1883. The weekly publication grew to become a tri-weekly (1883), an evening daily (1889) and a morning paper (1940).

On April 1, 1905, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, bought The Hindu and the National Press from Subramania Aiyer and Veeraragavachariar, providing the already influential newspaper a strong financial base. KSL was incorporated as a private limited company in 1940 and as a public limited company in 1959.

What started as a modest operation with 80 printed copies in 1878 grew to become an industry leader among publications noted for editorial and technical excellence.

To provide in-depth coverage in sports, KSL started The Sportstar, a weekly magazine, in 1978. A fortnightly, Frontline, focusing on social, economic and political issues at national and international levels was started in 1984. A business daily, The Hindu Business Line, was started in 1994. KSL was also the first media house in India to start online news operations, when it launched the news website of The Hindu in 1996.

Key milestones:

  • Sept 20, 1878 : Six young men start The Hindu as a weekly edition.
  • April 1, 1889 : The Hindu becomes an evening daily.
  • Nov 11, 1940 : The Hindu becomes a morning daily.
  • July 15, 1978 : KSL starts The Sportstar a weekly magazine for Sports.
  • Dec 1, 1984 : KSL starts Frontline a fortnightly magazine on current affairs.
  • Jan 28, 1994 : KSL starts The Hindu Business Line, a business daily.
  • April 18, 1996 : The Hindu Internet Edition launched.
  • Sept 13, 2003 : The Hindu celebrates 125 years.
  • Sept 20, 2012 : KSL launches The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy.

Technology and innovation:

In addition to editorial leadership, innovation and the use of latest technology have been KSL's hallmarks. Be it in setting up its own printing press (1883), operating its own fleet of aircraft to deliver newspapers to readers across South India (1963), introducing facsimilie transmission in India (1969), or being the first in the world to install the state-of-the-art "Diamondspirit" press (2005), KSL continues to be an industry leader.

The company is headquartered in India's southern city, Chennai.