The current edited volume on “Kanyashree: Women Empowerment & Beyond” is a compilation of 21 chapters from Academicians and Researchers who have put in their vast knowledge and experiences in making this Volume a source for researchers. Topics covered: Many areas of academic research are covered but not limited. – Kanyashree Prakalpa, Education, Women Empowerment & Social Change – Kanyashree Prakalpa, Patriarchy & Women Emancipation – Muslim Women & Higher Education – Tribal Women & Empowerment – Empowerment of Widows – Ecofeminism and Sustainable Lifestyle Practices – Trafficking of Women – Women and Entertainment – 19TH Century Bengal & Restructuring the Identity of Women This volume is different and unique in nature, and touches almost all the issues related to the “Kanyashree: Women Empowerment & Beyond”. about the Author: Prof. (Dr.) Mita Banerjee, former First Vice Chancellor of The West Bengal University of Teachers’ Training, Education Planning and Administration and former Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of School of Education of Adamas University, former Professor of Department of Education, University of Calcutta has more than 36 years of teaching experience. Prof. Banerjee was the Chairman of two Curriculum Committees set up by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal to formulate the uniform curriculum for two year B.Ed and Four year Integrated Teacher Education programmes for the State of West Bengal. She was a member of a High Powered Committee of National Council for Teacher Education. (NCTE), New Delhi. She has several publications to her credit. She was the Chairperson. Coordinator, Resource Person, Keynote speaker at the University, State, National and International levels and even delivered a Convocation Address. Presently she is the First Vice Chancellor of Kanysahree University, Krishnagar, West Bengal, India and Murshidabad University (Additional Charge), Murshidabad, West Bengal Dr. Amit Bhowmick, is presently Post Doctoral Research Fellow and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology in Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya (Affiliated Kalyani University), Murshidabad, West Bengal, and Guest Faculty, Kanyashree University, Nadia, West Bengal. Dr. Bhowmick has been involved in teaching for 15 years and attended several National and International Conferences or Symposia. He has contributed over a dozen articles in journals of national and international repute and authored many outstanding books. He is associated with many national as well as international organizations, chaired various sessions and visited many countries for Academic Purpose.