''Madras Musings'' is a fortnightly
English-language newspaper founded by
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
historian
S. Muthiah
Subbiah Muthiah, (13 April 1930 – 20 April 2019), was an Indian writer, journalist, cartographer, amateur historian and heritage activist known for his writings on the political and cultural history of Chennai city. He was the founder of t ...
in 1991. Published in
tabloid
Tabloid may refer to:
* Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism
* Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size
** Chinese tabloid
* Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size
* Sopwith Tabloid
The Sopwith Tabloid an ...
format and comprising 18 to 22 pages, the newspaper generally features articles on the
history and heritage of Chennai city.
History
''Madras Musings'' was founded by S. Muthiah in 1991 soon after his retirement from TTK Maps Ltd. The paper was conceived as a tool to showcase the history and heritage of the then Madras city, which was renamed "Chennai" in 1997. Originally comprising five pages, the paper was later increased to over ten pages. Chennai Heritage, a non-profit organization was formed in 1999 to support the conservation and preservation of the historic heritage of Chennai city and registered as per Section 25 of the Companies Act with Muthiah as one of the Company's directors. Since then, Madras Musings has been financed by Chennai Heritage and functions as its official mouthpiece.
Sponsors
The newspaper is sponsored by eighteen prominent corporate houses and hundreds of individual donors. The publishing and marketing of the newspaper has been handled by Chennai Heritage.
References
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External links
Website of ''Madras Musings''
{{Chennai topics
Newspapers published in Chennai
1991 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Publications established in 1991