The editors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the authors of this anthology: Alisha M. B. Heinemann, Apurba Kumar Chattopadhyay, Asoke Bhattacharya, Cosimo Zene, Dip Kapoor, M. C. Reddeppa Reddy, Peter Mayo, Prasenjit Deb, Preeti Dagar, Rajesh Tandon, Ratna Ghosh, S. Y. Shah, Samiksha Jha, Srabani Maitra, Thiyam Premabati Devi, V. Mohankumar, and Yashvi Sharma. The editors are also obliged to Professor Fazal Rizvi for his quick review of the book and agreed to write the foreword for this book.