This book provides a scholarly inquiry into Indian oral narratives, cultural practices, and traditional performances, offering essential insights on the intersection of rituals, storytelling, and performance art. It is organized into four sections, each offering a comprehensive exploration of a distinct thematic area. Section I, Devotional Performance Narratives and Oral Tales, presents an integrated view of oral storytelling, devotional performances, and societal beliefs. Section II, Divine Possession and Cultural Practices, delves into divine and spiritual possession within Indian folklore and rituals. Section III, Sacred Unions and Ritual Narratives, focuses on rituals associated with marriage and motherhood. Finally, Section IV, Indian Folklore and the Resonance of Resistance, examines themes of resistance within folklore, including traditional forms such as grind-mill songs. This book offers a critical and comprehensive examination by scholars, academicians, and professionals in oral literature, with each chapter carefully constructed to bring together diverse perspectives. The book appeals to students, researchers, and individuals interested in folklore, cultural studies, and literature.

Suraj Nandkumar Dhumal is an Assistant Professor at SR University, Warangal, India. Dr. Suraj Nandkumar Dhumal received his Ph.D. from The English & Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad in 2017. He has more than 8 years of teaching and research experience. He has received the American E-Teacher Program Summer Scholarship 2020 for doing the TESOL Methodology course offered by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. He has completed two online International certification courses like - Research Design: Inquiry and Discovery from the University of North Texas, and Teach English Now! Theories of Second Language Acquisition from Arizona State University.  He has published several research papers in Scopus and other reputed journals. He is a research guide and currently, he is  guiding PhD research scholars at SR University, Warangal, India.

Tushar Vinayak Banekar is an Assistant Professor of English at GITAM (Deemed to be) University. He received his Ph.D. in Indian & World Literatures from The English & Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, in 2020. He has more than 8 years of teaching experience. Dr. Banekar’s research focuses on English Literature, Gender Studies, Oral Literature, and ELT. He has published three articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented papers nationally and internationally. During his Ph.D., he was awarded the esteemed CSDS (ICSSR) Doctoral Fellowship from 2016 to 2018. In 2020-21. Dr. Banekar received a Fulbright FLTA Scholarship and served as a cultural ambassador and teaching assistant at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, USA.