ABSTRACT
The present condition of women in our unfortunate country is too sad for words and will undoubtedly make every thoughtful person's heart melt with grief. The women of this country, being totally helpless and lacking in education, do not understand how to achieve their own welfare. Knowledge of morality and conduct conforming thereto are the doors to human progress, and both are lacking in the female community at present, the chief reason being their ignorance of the shastras. It is appropriate to mention at this juncture that reviewers are requested to provide an objective and clear discussion of its merits and shortcomings, so that all possible attention can be paid to emending faults, should an occasion arise to write a similar kind of book in the future. Some people imagine that religion (dharma) and morality (niti) are obstacles to happiness, because they prevent one from behaving in a way which makes one happy.
