One of the earliest Tamil newspapers and the longest in print, Swadesamitran was founded by Indian nationalist G. Subramania Iyer four years after he had started The Hindu.
Sebagai salah satu surat kabar Tamil terawal dan paling lama dicetak, Swadesamitran didirikan oleh nasionalis India G. Subramania Iyer empat tahun setelah ia memulai The Hindu.