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The Standard: One hundred years of chequered history

Indian workers being ferried by the train during construction of the railway line.

For a week from today, The Standard Group celebrates  100 years of media excellence and it has been been a long journey.

The newspaper has shown remarkable ability to innovate, surviving governments and ownership changes to publish uninterrupted for 116 years, attributes that will serve it well in the age of digital disruption

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