The volume deals with the socio-political background of the Telangana region and focuses on the religio-cultural changes and continuities of the Dalits in the region. Dr. Pramod Rao examines the nature and pattern of conversion movements among Dalits in the region and why they occurred. He deals with caste distinctions within the church and the beliefs of the Christian Dalits including their pre-conversion beliefs and customs—their belief in female deities and spirits, their ritual practices of the life cycle, and domestic ceremonies. He takes up the continuing practices among the two communities in Andhra Pradesh, the Malas and the Madigas.