The fourth Rethinking Religion in India conference was jointly organised by Sri Dharamasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) LawCollege (Mangalore, India), SDM Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research in Law (Mangalore, India), the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap (Ghent University,Belgium), the Centre for the Study of Local Cultures and P.G Department of Law (Kuvempu University, India), the Department for the Study of Religions (University of Pardubice,Czech Republic) and the India Platform UGent (Ghent University,Belgium)