Mrinal Pande, the chairperson of the Prasar Bharati Corporation and former editor of the Hindi daily, Hindustan, throws light on an April 1 prank by a Hindi newspaper (click on the image for a larger frame).
Newspaper facsimile: courtesy The Indian Express
Also read: How a giant pig fooled American media
The classic April fool prank played by The Guardian
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'SANS SERIF' IN 'THE NEW YORKER' MAGAZINE
CHURUMURI ON 'NEW YORK TIMES' READING LIST
'SANS SERIF' IN HINDU CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY PAPER
'SANS SERIF' QUOTED IN 'BLOOMBERG VIEW'
GOOGLE: INDIA TRANSPARENCY REPORT
IJR
Even for a quibble this is a minor one:
Pulitzer purchased New York World in 1883. And New York World published the first crossword in 1913. Neither of them happened “150 years” back.