The Madras Mail
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The Mail, known as The Madras Mail till 1928, was an English-language daily evening newspaper published in the Madras Presidency
(later Madras State
, and then, Tamil Nadu
) from 1868 to 1981.
before resigning from editorship after a tiff-off with Gantz & Sons which owned the newspaper. Soon, the Madras Mail emerged as a formidable rival to both The Madras Times as well as The Hindu
.
In 1921, the newspaper was purchased by European businessman John Oakshott Robinson who added it to his business conglomerate. In 1945, the newspaper was purchased by Indian business magnate S. Anantharamakrishnan
and the paper was owned by Anantharamakrishnan and his family till its liquidation in 1981.
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
(later Madras State
Madras State
Madras State was the name by which the Indian districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Northern Kerala, Bellary and Dakshina Kannada were collectively known as from 1950 to 1953....
, and then, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
) from 1868 to 1981.
History
The Madras Mail was started two journalists Charles Lawson and Henry Cornish on December 14, 1868. Lawson and Cornish had earlier served as editors in The Madras TimesThe Madras Times
The Madras Times was an English-language newspaper which was published in the then Madras Presidency from 1835 to 1921.- History :Chennai-historian, S. Muthiah claims that The Madras Times was founded as a bi-weekly in 1835-36, though most sources point to 1859, the year of its supposed acquisition...
before resigning from editorship after a tiff-off with Gantz & Sons which owned the newspaper. Soon, the Madras Mail emerged as a formidable rival to both The Madras Times as well as The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
.
In 1921, the newspaper was purchased by European businessman John Oakshott Robinson who added it to his business conglomerate. In 1945, the newspaper was purchased by Indian business magnate S. Anantharamakrishnan
S. Anantharamakrishnan
Sivasailam Anantharamakrishnan , affectionately called "J" was an Indian industrialist and business tycoon who founded and led the Amalgamations group of industries from 1945 to 1964....
and the paper was owned by Anantharamakrishnan and his family till its liquidation in 1981.