CONTENTS: Foreword: Justice Raj Beer Singh, Message-Puneet Goel, IAS, Secretary NCST, A Reflection from the Author, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, 1. Women's Quest for Human Rights: Dawn of New Era, 2. Uniform Civil Code in India: Historical Evolution, Legal Landscape and the Way Forward, 3. Political Empowerment of Women in India, 4. Empowering Women through self-help groups: The road ahead, 5. Eco-Angels: The Doyennes of Sustainable Development, 6. Higher Education and Employability Linkage: Pathway to Women Empowerment. 7. Epilogue, About the Author.