'As millions seek to reshape the geography of oppression and freedom, poverty and wellbeing, exclusion and participation, no one should be made to feel like an alien. No other should be given the implicit or explicit message that 'there is no room at the inn' for them, be it for physiological, financial, linguistic, organizational, or religious reasons.' (S. S. Scatolini, Foreword). This collection of articles zooms in on different aspects of the presence and absence of the other in education, Language and History.