Jeevan is an object oriented database for Java. The salient features of Jeevan are:

• Easy to use
  The most striking characteristics of Jeevan is its ease of use. Using only three classes, the Database, ObjectSet and OQLQuery, users can develop sophisticated Java applications with minimal programming. No more complex procedures such as precompilation of your programs or complex application design such as root object definition is required.
• Powerful querying features
  Jeevan allows you to retrieve objects from the database by specifying a value of the object's attribute or a value of the embedded object's attribute. For example, if the database contains a Computer object which has an embedded Motherboard object and the Motherboard object has embedded Chips, you can retrieve a computer that has a pentium 133 chip on the motherboard by a simple statement such as: selectObjects("Computer", "motherboard.chip.type='P133'")
• Retrieve Objects or Only few object attributes
  Jeevan allows you to retrieve complete objects from the database or only certain attributes of the object. The attributes selected can be embedded objects as well.
• Create Index for fast object retrieval
  Jeevan provides powerful indexing capability for fast object retrieval. Indexes can be created on objects attributes or attributes of the embedded objects.
• Platform Independent
  Jeevan is developed in 100% pure Java. It can be used on any platform that supports Java 1.2 or higher, from handheld devices to mainframe computers.
• Small Footprint for embedded Applications

Jeevan has been optimized for embedded applications. With less than 100KB in size, Jeevan can be embedded in any product with memory constraints.