Women represent almost half of the world¿s population. Women status is lower than men almost in all nations of the world. India is a multifaceted society where certain broad circumstances in which Indian women live affect the way they participate in the economic activities. They are generally confined to home with restricted mobility. Throughout the history women have generally been restricted to the role of a house wives. In spite of major changes that have occurred in the status of women in India. In recent decades, rules that restrict women to the home are still powerful in India. Reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries led by great social reformers provided boost to women¿s legal status in India. There are distinct stages of rise and fall in the status of women in India. They are women in ancient period, Medieval Period, Mughal Empire, Under British Rule and Women in Independent India etc. In addition to this legal status of women in India, their empowerment, economic role and the role of women entrepreneurs in socio economic development of India are also focused in this book.