Book excerpt: 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. While it eulogizes the strong points in the social matrix in various ages, it does not hesitate in bringing out the shortcoming which had resulted in denial to the women of their rightful share in building the social fabric. The Hindi book has been widely acclaimed by scholars of Indian History and Sociology as well as by the general reader.