The book is a collection of essays which presents a cohesive and comprehensive scenario of the changing dimensions of Indian rurality. A distinctive feature of this book is it provides conceptual and pedagogical clarity as well as empirical reality of different vital indices of rural transformations to the readers which would be helpful to create an environment for further research on Indian rural system. The present book also attempts to highlight the contemporary ethos and challenges posed by globalisation, climate change and modernisation on the rural social fabric and define systematic policy line as well. As such this collection becomes an invaluable creation on Indian rurality which is of immense use for students, academicians, administrators and those are interested in developmental studies.