New look: District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla unveils the redesigned version of The Hindu on Friday. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat more-in The Kochi edition of The Hindu that has been “refreshed, reinvigorated and revitalised” was unveiled by District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla in the presence of readers and students at a function held at TES@Udyan at Vennala in the city on Friday. Hailing the new version of The Hindu as “attractive and reader-friendly”, Mr. Safirulla said he hoped the newspaper would continue to publish high quality articles by sticking to its holistic perspective, taking into account everyone’s views while not sacrificing its neutrality. “The news carried by The Hindu is taken very seriously, thanks to its reputation built over a period of time,” he said. Mr. Safirulla said his association with the newspaper dated back to over two decades, starting from his school days when his geography teacher used to ask questions based on news carried by The Hindu. Students who managed to answer them received a standing ovation from the entire class. He said the Op-Ed page of the newspaper had helped him meet the challenge of the civil services exam. The ‘connection’ with The Hindu was the running theme at the event as Balachandran, a retired oceanographer, shared with the audience his tryst with the newspaper, which began over six decades ago during his postgraduation days in erstwhile Madras. The Hindu was introduced to Urmila Ranjith, the Principal of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vaduthala, by her father at a young age. “I never hesitate to recommend The Hindu to my students, owing to the authenticity of news and views expressed by it,” she said. Abhishek S. Arakkal, M. Phil trainer at TES@Udyan, started reading The Hindu when his teacher, on learning about his dream of joining the civil service, recommended the newspaper to him. Hannah, a mass communication student at Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi School, said The Hindu was “content driven”, opening the door to a wider world. Senior Deputy Editor Mathew Joseph and Deputy Editor K. Pradeep explained the nuances of the new design of the newspaper and its supplements respectively. Deputy Regional General Manager (Circulation) N.V. Balamurali welcomed the gathering and Assistant Regional Manager (Advertisement) C.A. Rajeev proposed the vote of thanks.

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