Anusha Veeragandham, A.V.S. Kamesh, Women Empowerment in India: A Contemporary Perspective, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 14,Issue 9, 2019, Pages 3113-3118, ISSN 1816-949x, jeasci.2019.3113.3118, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.3113.3118) Abstract: Delivering multiple roles effortlessly every single day, women are undoubtedly the backbone of any society. Doting daughters, caring mothers, competent colleagues wide range of many other roles are played by women around us flawlessly with grace. However, they have been ignored fraction of the society in many parts of the world. This in turn has caused women at large to bear the burnt of inequality, oppression, financial dependability and other social evils. For centuries now, women have been living under bondage that restricts them from achieving professional as well as personal heights. Hence, the present study concentrates on women empowerment and related review of literature. The main objective of the study is to find the gap in women empowerment studies. A thorough literature study lead to the identification of some valid considerations (education, skill training, digital knowledge, access to resources) that help women to empower themselves. Keywords: Empowerment;women empowerment;SHG;integrated capacity building;inequality;literature study;empowerment