It is quite amusing that the newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi Palaniswami, has chosen to return with most of the MLAs to the resort off Chennai (Feb.17). How long can they remain there? So-called people’s representatives have become pawns in the hands of schemers and power grabbers! Apart from this, Mr. Palaniswami’s reported plans to go to Bengaluru to meet V.K Sasikala is an unwanted step especially as she stands discredited in the eyes of the people.
V.S. Ganeshan,
Bengaluru
New look
A pleasing and eye-catching design is the sine qua non of the printed newspaper. Research has demonstrated that the reading brain interprets the printed page as a physical landscape and the printed letters as physical objects.
The Hindu ’s redesigned new avatar is startlingly refreshing and provides a delightful reading experience. The use of appropriate fonts and structured spacing of columns will amplify the imagery of the text thus facilitating easier comprehension, recollection, and retention. The synergy between design and content has been accomplished without discordance. It is disappointing that the Literary Review has been limited to some editions. It is hoped that the Letters to the Editor column is not permanently truncated to squeeze in an additional Op-Ed piece.
V.N. Mukundarajan,
Thiruvananthapuram
The redesign of The Hindu makes navigating from one news item to another easier. The new font is easy to read especially for an elderly reader like me. My friends are also of the same opinion.
The Editor’s letter, that also highlighted the newspaper’s historical journey, was a pleasant surprise.
I feel the earlier masthead was more pleasing to the eye and helped the daily stand out.
Since the ‘Corrections and Clarifications’ column has now been shifted to the Editorial page, there is encroachment into space reserved for letters. This is an unfair step as The Hindu has always been appreciated for allocating more space in print for letters from its readers.
S. Nallasivan,
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
To have the masthead in black gives the paper a touch of class. The selection of fonts has been well thought out and makes reading easy. The use of suitable page titles helps the reader navigate through the paper with ease. The introduction of ‘A Hundred Years Ago’ enables a reader understand that history and The Hindu go hand in hand.
The use of small font in ‘The Letters to the Editor’ makes reading difficult.
B. Jambulingam,
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
