The Hindu : A masterpiece

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003

Opinion

Opinion - Letters to the Editor

A masterpiece

Sir, — The Hindu supplement, including the first editorial titled Ourselves (Sept. 13) is indeed a monumental masterpiece, taking us back to century - old historical, panoramic and most interesting golden events. It is worth preserving.

Arcot Easwaran,
Chennai

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Sir, — The rare photographs of leaders, historical figures and great souls carried in the supplement were welcome. It is amazing that the institution started by the `Triplicane Six' has now grown into a big banyan tree sheltering and nurturing its readers.

Sreeram Attiguppe,
Mysore

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Sir, — The commemorative supplement was exceptional, consequently adorning the collector's rack.

Sharad M. Tanga,
Gulbarga, Karnataka

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Sir, — My father-in-law, who is 104 years old, has this to say about the paper: "I have been hooked to the paper from 1920. I find its presentation of news and views exceedingly creditable. In The Hindu, I know exactly where to find the news I want, in no other paper can I do this."

Sudha Raghuram,
Secunderabad, A.P.

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Sir, — Armchair crusaders like me will be especially grateful to The Hindu for offering its "Letters to the editor" column as a platform to air their views. I realised the impact of this column when my long-lost friend in Alaska traced me through the paper's online edition.

Nalini Vijayaraghavan,
Thiruvananthapuram

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Sir, — I was disappointed at not finding a single despatch from that inimitable writer, Walter Lippmann, in the supplement. Who can forget his write-up on the U2 incident?

V. Kameswaran,
Chennai

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Sir, — While I appreciate your five core journalistic principles, I feel that a newspaper should basically cater to the readers' interests. You are expected to publish what they want to read, rather than what you want them to read. As a reader of 30 years, I feel your news and views do not reflect what your subscribers want.

H. Surya Prakash Rao,
Pondicherry

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Sir, — A cartoon, depicting the 125th anniversary celebrations of The Hindu, was conspicuous by its absence in the supplement.

P.K. Varadarajan,
Chennai

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Sir, — I have a strange request. Do not publish your paper for the next two or three days. I am yet to finish reading the Sept. 13 supplement. I hope I can then catch up with you.

V.V. Srinath,
Chennai

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