We have received the first number of a sixpenny journal
called the Indianan, "a weekly link with India.". The new journal, in which the Overland Mail and the Homeward Mail will be merged, defines its aim as to enlighten the ignorance and apathy of Great Britain regarding Indian affairs, and expresses "an intense desire to bring home to our countrymen the real facts of the great Indian continent, and to make them realize the splendid qualities of the peoples of India, their chivalry and bravery, their kindness, courtesy, and patience, and their devotion to our own King and to the British Raj." In fine, its policy is "the good governance of India and the promotion of good feeling between the British and the Indians." For the rest, the claims of travel, sport, Indian art and literature, and Indian customs and traditions will all receive attention. The /ndiaman makes a most auspicious start, being rich in both news and comment ; belles-lettres under the heading "Lighter Freights," are represented by contributions from Lieutenant-Colonel MacMunn and Mrs. Perrin ; special articles deal with the designs of the New Delhi and colonization in the Punjaub; and letters of cordial encouragement are contributed by Lord Curzon, Lord Cromer, Lord Roberts, Lord Sydenham, H.R. the Aga Khan, Sir Charles Crosthwaite, Sir George Birdwood, Sir H. M. Durand, Sir R. S. Baden-Powell, Colonel Dudley Sampson, Sir J. P. Hewett, and Sir K. G. Gupta.
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