Just as each blossom that answers the call of springs is curiously unique in itself being born out of a distinct hue and fragrance and texture and rustle melting together so is the collection of papers in this book that brings together researchers working in paradoxes and complexities of cultural identities through uses of language and literature from varied perspectives, yet each paper emerges and sustains itself through a rationale so singular which is clearly demonstrated from the title Linguistic Foundations of Identity: Readings in Language, Literature and Contemporary Cultures...... Publication of this volume is an important step towards achieving the goal of reaching out to many who have been looking at the complexities of identity formation from linguistic, cultural, social and political perspectives.