The logo for the 40th anniversary of THE WEEK magazine was unveiled on Wednesday. Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the prime minister, released the logo at a function in New Delhi in the presence of Editor Philip Mathew, Resident Editor K.S. Sachidananda Murthy, and Senior Coordinating Editor R. Prasannan.
Debroy, who is also a columnist for THE WEEK, spoke of the changing face of media and news overload in the digital world. “In the period after the Emergency, there was a hankering for news, for information. It was a completely different decade,” he said. He complimented THE WEEK for continuing with the tradition of in-depth coverage and analyses.
"Not only I write for THE WEEK, I also read it. And I shall continue to read THE WEEK,” said Debroy.
THE WEEK's Editor Philip Mathew said: “It is our stories of human compassion that have sustained us through these decades. The special logo is a reminder for the future—we must stay resolute on the path of purposeful journalism.”
Mathew recalled the magazine's 40-year journey in which it did many exclusive covers, and maintained its political neutrality.
The anniversary logo was selected from 80 entries in an in-house competition, with the winning entry being designed by Aman Sudarsh, video editor with Manorama Horizon. K. Rajesh Nair, Deputy General Manager (Marketing) and Syam Krishnan, graphic designer, were runners-up.
THE WEEK magazine was launched in December, 1982. Since then it has chronicled the country's political, social and cultural journey. The cover of the magazine's first issue featured then prime minister Indira Gandhi and her son and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi. The cover story titled 'Battle for Deccan' was written by THE WEEK's first Delhi bureau chief T.V.R. Shenoy, who later became the magazine's Editor.