The present work is English Translation of an award winning Hindi book-Bharatiya Samaja Mein Nari Adarshon ka Vikasa, written by late Pt. Chandra Bali Tripathi. The book, in addition to being a compendium of traditions and practices so far as these impacted on the position of women in Indian society, is a critical appraisal of the same from an objective angle. While it eulogizes the strong points in the social matrix in various ages, it does not hesitate in ...