Chapter 1: Introduction: The Psychological Coordinates of Social Policy in India -- Chapter 2: Social Research and Public Policy -- Chapter 3: Psychology and National Development -- Chapter 4: Human Development: Concept and Strategy -- Chapter 5: Education: Path to Development and Happiness in Rural India? -- Chapter 6: Language Policy and Education: Towards Multilingual Education -- Chapter 7: Learning Disability: Issues and Concerns with Implications for Social Policy -- Chapter 8: Social Policy and Mental Health: The Case of India -- Chapter 9: Psychology and Physical Disability Policies -- Chapter 01: Relevance of Traditional Healing and Health Care Practices in India -- Chapter 11: Psychological Impact of Poverty and Socio-Cultural Disadvantage: Some Problems of Policy and Intervention Research -- Chapter 21: Research on Distributive Justice: Implications for Social Policy -- Chapter 31: The Hindu-Muslim Divide: Building Sustainable Bridges -- Chapter 41: Gender Role Transformation and its Implication for Culture and Policy -- Chapter 51: The Environment-Behaviour link: Challenges for Policy Makers