About the Book : Asia is the place of cultural diversity and this variation in culture can be found in each nation and every walk of life. This may be noticed in terms of thought, dialect, behaviour parameters and so many other attributes. There are about forty eight countries in Asia and they are, at one side of the coin similar in some respects and different in others on the other side of the coin. But there is an affinity that has tied them and this common thread has linked all in one garland. This volume aims to collect the articles, whether empirical or theoretical, to cognize Asian societies through psychological underpinning. The chapters presented here reveal various shades of Asian societies. We hope that they will help the researchers and social science professionals to change and extend their views regarding cultural studies. In this way this volume may add some new visions and directions to those who have a deep quench to know something new in cultural psychology. About the Author : Aradhana Shukla (Ph.D.) is former Professor and Head, Department of Psychology and Dean (Arts) Kumaun University, Nainital. She is now Senior Fellow (ICSSR, New Delhi) at Department of Psychology, SSJ University, Almora. She has served here as a teacher for the last 35 years and before joining here she served as Research Associate (UGC,New Delhi), Gorakhpur University and Assistant Research Officer, at Department of Paediatrics, Banaras Hindu University. She guided 52 Ph.D. students and conducted five major research projects from NCERT, UGC, ICSSR and UNESCO. She served as a supportive supervisor in the GFATM Round 7 project. She has written 16 books and developed 15 psychological tests. She has published more than 200 research papers in national and international journals and edited volumes. Moreover, she has received 15 awards from the organisations of national and international repute. She has co-edited a series of mental health in 2015 (volume 1 & 2) and in 2017 (volume 3 & 4). She is an established motivational speaker and counselor. The major areas of her interest are Cross Cultural Psychology, Health Psychology, Positive Psychology and Mental Health Interventions. E-mail: [email protected] Anubhuti Dubey is presently Professor and Head, Department of Psychology DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur and has been teaching here since 1998. Apart from publishing more than 60 research papers in journals, 40 chapters in edited volumes, she has written a book entitled ‘Psychological Perspectives on Chronic Illness’ (2012) and co-edited a series of mental health in 2015 (volume 1 & 2) and in 2017 (volume 3 & 4). Her research interests include Health Psychology, Positive Psychology, Gender issues, and Counselling. She is more interested in applying qualitative research methodology. She has carried out ICSSR research projects and 14 students have been awarded Ph.D. under her supervision and she has also guided 20 M.Phil. dissertation and more than 150 PG dissertations so for. She is also a Master Trainer and Supportive Supervisor for Training HIV/AIDS counsellors under GFATM-Round 7 Programme. E-mail: [email protected] Narendra Singh Thagunna was awarded Ph.D. in Cross-Cultural Psychology from Kumaun University, Nainital. He has been teaching Psychology at Trichandra University Campus, T.U., Kathmandu, Nepal. He served as Principal in Khatyadi HSS (+2 levels), Doti, Nepal for five years. He was involved in emergency mental health psycho-social support in refugees for four years as Psycho-social Trainer. He also designed and facilitated more than fifteen modular trainings which are useful for emergency settings and community mental health.