The emergence of new disposition technologies such as electric cremation, CNG-based cremation, biomass-based gasifier cremation, and improved wood crematoria (IWC) have opened a new area of death and technology in India. However, in the contemporary science, technology, societies (STS) literature intersection between death, belief and technology is less explored. The socio-political, cultural and economic structure is different in both the countries, India and China. The Confucian belief influences traditional China while, Hindu belief influences disposition technologies in India. It will be fascinating to see the changes in both countries in the methods of disposal of the dead. Traditional Chinese belief encourages burial contrary to conventional Hindu belief which promotes cremation. However, in contemporary China, cremation is also widely practiced in urban regions. In China, with a change in political structure in 1949 the political belief replaced the many of the values and customs of Confucianism. The political ideology of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has impacted the old traditions and culture. In India, there was no radical change in socio-political structure. In India, the first electric cremation was established in 1960 in Kolkata. In China, cremation and green burial are also practiced as a form of disposal of the dead. This paper examines the role of political and religious belief in shaping dead disposition technologies. This study is based on an extensive literature review and insights from my fieldwork in India. We have taken the social and cultural shaping of technology framework to study the contemporary disposition technologies to illustrate the intersection between death, belief and technology.