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Sir, — The Hindu ( Aug. 27 ) was special. It appeared like the reproduction of a part of the history of Indian journalism that will be useful to students of journalism and mass communication.

P. Masilamani,
Salem, T.N.

Sir, — Your editorial is a remarkable piece of introspection. A paper is really great if it remains within its framework of functions. It will certainly be constructive if it retains its watchdog and informational functions with consistency.

Surjeet Singh,
Chandigarh

Sir, — G. Subramania Iyer, a founder-member of The Hindu, made the social reform movement popular in south India through the paper's columns. He advocated Government measures for widow remarriage and the suppression of child marriage. He supported the Age of the Consent Act, 1891, which raised the age of marriage for girls from 10 to 12.

Iyer used The Hindu for promoting the welfare of the underprivileged. Right from its inception, The Hindu made a scathing attack on the `devadasi' system. When the cause of the `untouchables' was unheard of, the paper espoused their cause.

C. Paramarthalingam,
Madurai, T.N.

Sir, — I am one of the lakhs of readers who eagerly awaits the arrival of The Hindu in the morning. It is a unique newspaper not only in reporting political news but also sports, science, religion, cinema, etc.

M. Chellam,
Chennai

Sir, — The fourth generation in my family is reading the paper. Since it became a morning edition in the 1930s, it has become inseparable from the morning coffee.

M.S. Jayaraman,
Chennai

Sir, — An avid reader for about three score and four years, I have had the fortune of reading editorials and articles penned by veterans such as K. Srinivasan, and eminent columnists such as K.S. Shelvankar, K. Balaraman and G.K. Reddy.

K. Krishna Rao,
Hyderabad

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