Despite several socio-cultural impediments weighing against them, women in post-modern India are displaying remarkable excellence in almost all spheres of work and life. During the last two decades, we have seen a multitude of exemplary women in India create some really engrossing and inspiring success stories. A few of them have also emerged as pioneers and/or thought leaders and helped to change our society for the better. The book makes an honest attempt to concisely present the achievements of nine among the amny of the extraordinary women of India of this new century, who have made more than significant strides in their chosen fields of passion and expertise. However, the long work profiles of many of these women of immense grit, spirit, talent and substance go much beyond the last twenty years. Some of these women have also shown astonishing versatility by making their mark in several creative pursuits at the same time. All he ladies whose mini biographies are covered in this book have made more than noteworthy contributions in their chosen field/s of expertise, and they have attained considerable renown among their fraternity. But though they are immensely famous, they are not popular among common people of India at large. The book is also an attempt to highlight the immense contributions of these extraordinary laides before the common readers of India at large. The nine inspiring ladies covered in this book include National Award winning actress Rituparna Sengupta, who is ruling the Bengali film industry even in her late 40s; the globally renowned mountaineer Premlata Agrawal, who has the distinction of being the first Indian woman to scale the Seven Summits - the seven highest continental peaks in the World, the visionary interior designer Payal Kapoor, who has the credit of dooing the interiors of Palace on Wheels and of several prestigious hotels and other commercial projects and homes. Mallika Sarabhai, the internationally renowned classical dancer and choreographer, critically acclaimed actress, a powerful writer on social issues and a tireless activist; Aruna Roy, one of the greatest political and social activists in India and one the chief architects of the RTI Act, are other exemplary ladies covered in the book.