The Contemporary milieu of India is resonating with religious frenzy and attempts are being made to define India’s identity in terms of exclusive and monolithic mould of ‘Hinduism’. Political ‘Hindutva’ is being conflated with ‘historical Hinduism’ are being sought to be downplayed or brahmanised. Given such a background, it becomes necessary that differing processes of the formation of several religious identities of Indian People through several millennia are unfolded and situated in their overall historical contexts. The Present anthology is an attempt in that direction.