Synopsis Today, the world has a dream, a simple dream which all of us share. It is the dream of turning the image of woman around and making it regain the same prestige and glory that it once enjoyed and commanded. The dream is remarkably simple, yet like all simple things, this too may prove a little difficult to realize. For simple things, as we all know, often make toughest demands on us. But challenges should not deter us; they should spur us on. We should rise to confront and overcome the challenges. The question should not be whether we have capability, courage or sincerity, but it should be whether we have the willingness, whether we are ready for it.

The present anthology "Perspectives on Women Empowerment" consisting thirty-two papers of different scholars from different parts of the country, makes an assessment of the woman's journey from an ideal self-sacrificing image to the liberated one keeping in view the past practices, present status and the future directions from the vantage point of this book. the papers will zero-in on concepts and practices in the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities that attempt to grapple with the challenges. The papers address the Women Empowerment against the backdrop of social, political, anthropological, legal, religious, economic, professional, ethical, aesthetical and other relevant subjects.

The book, which is novel in content and compilation and holistic in approach, will be an essential reading of teachers, students and researchers in Indian Writing in English and particularly those studying on women empowerment.