Malini Parthasarathy became the first woman Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu

Malini Parthasarathy, a senior Indian journalist was appointed the Editor of famous daily English newspaper 'The Hindu' on January 20, 2015.

With this achievement, Malini became the first woman to be appointed as the editor of the country's century-old newspaper.

Malini was appointed by the Board of Directors of Kasturi and Sons Ltd. (KSL), publishers of The Hindu and Group publications.

Malini will join the post from February 1, 2015. She will be in charge of all editorial operations and be the Editor responsible for selection of news under the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act.

Malini, who has more than three decades of work experience, will replace N.Ravi for the position of the Editor-in-Chief.

Earlier, she was the Executive Editor of The Hindu and is the Director of the The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, a new public policy resource involving research and dialogue, under the auspices of Kasturi and Sons Ltd., the publishers of The Hindu.

About Malini Parthasarathy:

Malini was a journalist reporting and analysing Indian political affairs and aspects of its strategic and foreign policy for nearly three decades.

She was the first Indian journalist to interview President Pervez Musharraf in 2000.

She completed a PhD in 2008 from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Since 2004, she is a member of Governing Board, Auroville Foundation.