A Shattered Home - Hope and Faith two Chapters from the novel "He Brought Me Flowers" by Esther Lyons

A Streetcar Called Perspire By Keith Butler

What Brew In the Tea-Cup by John Mathew

OF JESUITS, CYRANO AND SOFTABALL ... but no reveries By Lional Lumb

EDITORIAL

The Anglo-Indian Wallah is a foray into the area of fiction. The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies was published for the first time in mid 1996, it provided researchers with an interest in the Anglo-Indians to gain access to an international audience via the internet. The Anglo-Indian Wallah is an attempt to do the same thing for authors writing fiction dealing with the Anglo-Indians. A growing number of authors are writing about Anglo-Indians and their experiences not just in the past but also their present day experiences. This journal gives these authors an opportunity to exchange ideas and to stimulate others to express themselves using the written word.

If we are to maintain an Anglo-Indian culture we must document the various aspects of our culture, not just from a sociological perspective but also from an imaginative and interpretive perspective. The title of the journal attempts to combine both the European and the Indian. The term Anglo-Indian in an English term while Whallah is an Indian term. The joining of English and Indian in the title of the journal is a coming together that the Anglo-Indians have always represented.

According to Sahibs, Nabobs and Boxwallahs: a Dictionary of the Words of Anglo-India - the word Wallah is a suffixed morpheme expressing relation, denoting a person who does any act, performs any function, or is charged with any duty or belongs to any trade or profession, place, etc. Europeans commonly used it as a noun equivalent to 'man', 'agent', 'chap'or 'fellow'. The word was also used by Anglo-Indians in linguistic hybrids of English-Hindustani.

In this first issue of the journal we have four articles that will hold the interest of the reader. The first article consists of two stories "A Shattered Home" and "Hope and Faith" by Esther Lyons. The stories are about a young Anglo-Indian woman who is trying to adjust to the changes that are occuring in a post-independence India. The second article is an amusing piece by Keith Butler about his tram catching experiences in India and Australia. The third article is a complex piece about politics, race, sex and music by John Mathew. Lastly, we have the work of Lional Lumb who writes about softball, a jesuit teacher and chess.

It is intended that this is the first of many issues of the Anglo-Indian Wallah and if the success of the International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies is a guide then soon there will be two journals doucumenting Anglo-Indian culture and history.

Dr. Adrian Gilbert - Editor, The Anglo-Indian Wallah.

The editor will consider for publication pieces of fiction dealing with the Anglo-Indians. The work may be historical or current. Material should be sent to the Editor - The Anglo-Indian Wallah, The Centre of Anglo-Indian Studies, 1 Kurt Place, Noble Park, Victoria, Australia. 3174. Alternately, material may be sent directly via E-mail to the Editor Dr. Adrian Gilbert

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