THE HINDU
Online edition of India's National Newspaper

About Us

The Hindu, started in 1878 as a weekly, became a daily in 1889 and from then on has been steadily growing to the current circulation of around 11,80,000 copies and a readership of about 4.05 million.

The Hindu's independent editorial stand and its reliable and balanced presentation of the news have over the years, won for it the serious attention and regard of the people who matter in India and abroad.

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

The Hindu is the only newspaper which brings out supplements on all days of the week.

On Mondays
Metro Plus
Business Review
Education Plus
On Tuesdays
Metro Plus
Education
Book Review
On Wednesdays
Metro Plus
Job Opportunities
On Thursdays
Metro Plus
Science, Engineering, Technology & Agriculture
On Fridays
Friday Features covering cinema, arts, music and entertainment
Young World, an exclusive children's supplement.
Quest, a supplement by children for children, appears once a month.
On Saturdays
Metro Plus
On Sundays
Weekly Magazine covering social issues, art, literature, gardening, travel, health, cuisine, hobbies etc.
Open Page
Literary Review , every first Sundary

Apart from The Hindu, the group includes the following publications:

  • The Hindu Business Line - Business Daily
  • The Sportstar - Weekly Sports magazine
  • Frontline - Fortnightly features magazine
  • Survey of Indian Industry - An annual review on Indian Industries
  • Survey of Indian Agriculture - An annual review on Indian Agriculture
  • Survey of the Environment - An annual review of the Environment
  • Indian Cricket - An annual record book on Cricket
  • The Hindu Index - Monthly and Cumulated Annual
  • Special Publications under the series THE HINDU SPEAKS ON Libraries: Information Technology, Management, Education, Religious Values, Music, Scientific Facts.
  • Special Publication under the series FROM THE PAGES OF THE HINDU: Mahatma Gandhi - The Last 200 days.

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