Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Hindu was founded on the 20th of September 1878 by four law students and two teachers known as the Triplicane Six. The group was led by G. Subramania Iyer and M. Veeraraghavacharyar to create a voice for the English-speaking community in southern India.
The Kasturi family has owned The Hindu since 1905 when S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar purchased the publication. The family has maintained control through generations with senior editorial positions always held by family members or those appointed by them.
The Hindu exposed the Bofors arms deal scandal in 1987 through document-backed exclusives that revealed $50 million in secret payments into Swiss bank accounts. The investigation was led by correspondent Chitra Subramaniam and supported by N. Ram to challenge the Indian National Congress government.
The Hindu launched its website thehindu.com in 1995 as the first newspaper in India to have an online presence. The website was redesigned in 2009 with the beta version going live on the 24th of June 2010.
Nirmala Lakshman was appointed Chairperson of the Board of The Hindu Group in June 2023 for a period of three years. She is a great-granddaughter of S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar and previously served as Joint Editor of The Hindu.
The Hindu reported in 2016 that the Sengol sceptre presented to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was fiction based on manufactured lies. This report contradicted the Union government's claim and led to a fact-checking dispute with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue S. Gurumurthy.