| An Appeal for the Redemption of the poor Pariahs | A. Narasimma Iyengar | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p26 |
| Impressions from the Infinite - trance-utterances, Epilogue by the translator | MCW Rohner | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p27 |
| The Three Aspects of Brahma | Krishnashankar Lal Shankar | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p27 |
| A Plea for a Personal God | P*** T*** S*** (+ editor's note) | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p28 |
| Method of Transliteration (of Sanskrit) | (JN Unwala) | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p28 |
| review - Kavya Dosha Vivechana (by Simeon Benjamin) | Damodar K Mavalankar | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p29 |
| The Lawn-Tennis School of Critics | anon (HPB) | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p30 |
| Ooty Chronicle (rprnt Madras Times) | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p31 |
| A Remarkable Discovery (rprnt New Orleans Picayune) | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p31 |
| A Picture in the heart of an Oak (rprnt Scientific American) | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | October | p32 |
| Colonel Olcott's Healing Stopped (Damodar K Mavalankar) | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p15 |
| Colonel Olcott at Nagarcoil [mesmerised oil dispensed] | S Periaswamy Pillay | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p15 |
| The President-Founder's Circular | Damodar K Mavalankar | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p15 |
| Colonel Olcott at Bellary | CS Runganadham Moodr | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p15 |
| to Colonel HS Olcott (Sept 28, 1883) [welcome to Bellary] | A. Sabapathy Mudaliar | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p16 |
| Colonel Olcott in the Hyderabad State [lectured, demonstrated mesmerism, cured] | C Kuppuswami Aiyar | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p16 |
| Colonel Olcott at Adoni [cure of a paralytic of many years' standing; gave instructions on Mesmerism] | C Munisami Nayudu | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p16 |
| The President-Founder at Bombay | Bal Nilaji Pitale | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p17 |
| (Colonel Olcott, accompanied by Mr Brown) [at Poona] | Navroji Dorabji Khandalvala | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p17 |
| Memorandum [Colonel Olcott's tour Bombay to Lahore] | Damodar K Mavalankar | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p18 |
| A Padre Editor! | HRM, FTS (? General Henry Rhodes Morgan) | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p18 |
| Colonel Olcott & the "Madras Times" | OVN | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p19 |
| Esoteric Buddhism [Letter to the Madras Times (Oct. 9, 1883) - a rebuttal to some misconceptions ...] | William Tournay Brown (1857 - ?) | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p19 |
| To the Editor, Madras Mail | Observer | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p19 |
| A Protest of Theosophists | R Ragunath Row & 437 others, at least | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p20 |
| To the Editor of Light [May I ... say some words ... upon the subject of Esoteric Buddhism?] | WT Brown | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p20 |
| To the Editor of Light - (Oct. 8, 1883) - re Esoteric Buddhism; [Mr Kiddle's claims of plagiarism] | WT Brown | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p20 |
| The Negapatam TS [officers elected] | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p21 |
| The Satya Marga TS (Lucknow, Oudh) [election of officers] | Jwala Prasad Sankhadhara | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p21 |
| Official Reports | various | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p21 |
| [Letter to Count Gonemys of the Ionian Theosophical Society] | Frederic William Henry Myers (1843-1901) | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p21 |
| The Adoni TS [formation; election of members for 1884; approval by HS Olcott] | L Venkata Varadarajulu Naidu | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p21 |
| [Jwala Prasad Sankhadhar - delivered a lecture at Rae-Bareli] | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Mylapore Theosophical Sanskrit School | R Ragoonath Row | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| [Parmeshri Sahaie - gave lecture on Theosophy at Fyzabad] | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| [Joined Olcott in his Northern Tour] | Damodar K Mavalankar | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Sarv Hitkari TS (Gorakhpur, NWP) [personal item - six night schools opened] | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Pondicherry TS [first meeting; officers elected] | M Muruugappa Modeliar | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Pioneer TS of St Louis (Missouri) [formation; officers elected; details to follow] | Elliot B Page | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Coimbatore TS [formation; office-bearers elected; approval by HS Olcott] | T Seetharam Sing | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Adoni TS [notice of formation] | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| obituary - Emanis de Silva Gunasékara | GCA Jayasekara | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| obituary - CT Winfred | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| Personal Items | various | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| Errata 1883, Sept+ page 6 col 2 | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| The Eighth Anniversary of the Theosophical Society | anon | y1883 | v5 | - | Nov+ | p22 |
| Morality & Pantheism | anon (HPB) | y1883 | v5 | - | November | p33 |
| The Theosophist, Madras, November, 1883 | Editor | y1883 | v5 | - | November | p33 |
| Replies to Inquiries suggested by "Esoteric Buddhism" - Q7 | T Subba Row | y1883 | v5 | - | November | p35 |
| Question VII - Inscriptions Discovered by General A. Cunningham | T Subba Row | y1883 | v5 | - | November | p43 |
