Established in 1878 to report news that the pro-colonial press would not, The Hindu has always considered it its mission to speak truth to power, and to fortify the reader with an understanding of the world around us. As the paper comes to Mumbai, a tour through the archives for glimpses of how the paper has been genuinely invested in reporting on the city.
The Hindu celebrates Mumbai
How the journey started
- 1878 - G. Subramania Iyer, first editor of The Hindu
- 1905 - S Kasturiranga Iyengar,a visionary and Indian nationalist buys The Hindu and is editor till 1923
- 1935 - The Hindu's second office premises at "Allahabad House" opens in Ballard Estate. Lord Brabourne, Governor of Bombay present at occasion.
- 1935 - A Rangaswami Iyengar, editor of The Hindu when it opens office in Bombay
- 1935 - Report in The Hindu with a tribute to the Newspaper from the Governor of Bombay.
- 1949 - In a first, The Hindu's Bombay-Madras teleprinter line opens. Bombay Premier transmits first message.
- 1951 - Managing Director Kasturi Srinivasan, who initiates work on a new building at Churchgate
- 1953 - Kasturi Buildings, Churchgate, becomes the new office of The Hindu.
