The field of social history developed independently from economic and political history. However, there is no watertight compartment between them. It is also true that there is no fixed agenda to write social history. There could be multiple perceptions to study social history. One area of study is the issue of identity in the social sphere. It helps to distinguish the identity of an individual, a family, a community and a professional group. Identity is connected to the culture of a particular community and it helps to get a person or group legitimized in a particular society and its social system. In this context the important question is what is social in social history? Seeking answer to this question may take us to an in depth and complex analysis, where views of different scholars are different and their ideologies also differ to a great extent.