The female protagonists in most of the novels, plays and short stories in Indian literatureboth vernacular and Englishare characteristic, representative Indian womenpassive, submissive, slavish preys of patriarchy. The plight of women in Indian society is very pathetic and hence it is the duty of the entire peoplethe rulers and the ruledto bring women forward to the mainstream of the society including homes. This edited book by Prof. K. V. Dominic is in fact a search for ideal women characters in novels, plays and short stories. There are twenty six research articles in this book written by university/college professors, teachers, research scholars and professional writers.