2021 was the year of the non-fungible tokens. NFTs are digital files that are linked to the blockchain— the digital database underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum. Except that those are fungible, meaning they can be exchanged or traded for something identical but NFTs can’t because they’re a unique, one-of-a-kind digital asset. Although they’ve been around for a while, this year saw the concept really take off with such assets selling for millions.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia