Jivan means ‘life’ in most Indian languages, and the acronym stands for ‘Jesuits in India: Views and News’, a very fortuitous meaning indeed.

The magazine Jivan was meant to foster a link among the 22 provinces in 7 countries of South Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal - in terms of information, opinion, and visual record.

But not just Jesuits, Jivan features their wider world as well, through the variety of ministries and peoples that the Jesuits involve. All this comes to you through the pages of Jivan.

Under several editors, Jivan has done this every month, ten times a year, for close to four decades. In 2019, we turned 40 years old.

This service of communication has had eminent Jesuit precedents. The first printing press in India was operated by a Jesuit brother in Kerala in the 16th century, and since that time Jesuit books, maps, periodicals and leaflets have flooded the market in almost every Indian language.

More recently, Jesuit institutions in media training are among the best in the country.

Today electronics dominates the media, giving it speed, accessibility, wider impact and affordability; so, Jesuits have not been slow to use the computer screen, the smart phone and the podcast to reach the most diverse audiences.

A digital copy of Jivan is sent to all the Jesuits through the Socii. Jivan has also a website https://jivanmagazine.com, which presents all the important articles in every issue of Jivan.

Readers can access Jivan through these two email ids: [email protected] and [email protected].