India is a country known for its social diversity characterized by peaceful co-existence of groups sharing each other’s traditions, customs and ways of living. However, the peaceful coexistence gets ruptured at times on account of caste, religion, linguistic and regional divisions. As our society is hierarchically organized, where often one group enjoys greater privileges and access to resources (e.g., economic, political, educational opportunities, access to health care) it leads to flashpoints and sometimes to full blown communal tension. In India the genesis of communal violence has generally revolved around religious and caste narratives. In the wake of such violence, precious lives get lost, many innocent people are displaced and there is widespread destruction of property and resources. Such violent acts create a persistent threat in a community from those perceived as “the other.” This not only creates a divide in society but permanently scars the human psyche and ruptures the very fabric of the society. A vicious cycle of violence is formed resulting in fear, anger, disillusionment and mental trauma. In order to restore normalcy and help people cope with the trauma of violence interventions are needed not only at the social and political levels, but also at the psychosocial level. Most of the interventions so far in India have been made by civil society organizations for rebuilding and restoring of trust and social bonding and specifically to rehabilitate those affected by social violence. Not much has been achieved however, at the level of psychosocial intervention. Psychologists in India have either responded to social conflict and violence rather late, or engaged academically to understand the complex social reality. This paper presents an overview of the nature of intergroup relations and conflict in India along with a brief review of the interventions made both by civil society organizations and academics for restoring peace in society.