Hindu tradition had always bestowed reverence and acceptance to Indian womanhood. It often reminded humanity that a woman who is respected is the cause for prosperity whereas a woman is dishonoured is exactly like fire and can annihilate everything. We had even women who rose themselves to the pinnacle of spirituality and gave new dimensions to our culture. The Brihadaranya Upanishad pictures Maitreyi whose question to her husband Yaganvalkya is thought provoking. “Oh Lord shall I reach that state of fulfillment of ‘Amritvatva’’ if the whole of this prosperous universe becomes mine? Or else tell me how I can reach this state of ‘Amritvatva’.