This monograph, first of its kind, surveys the female sculptures created by Indian artists through centuries, from an ancient era of Indus Valley Civilization to medieval times. Archaeological data is interpretd in the light of literary and cultural traditions of India.

Various images the sculptors conceived of her as Mother Doddess, Yakshi, Devangana and Surasundari, Lover par excellemce, One as fond of Wine , Dance and Musaic, Shrinagara Nayika, Paragon of Beauty and Inerllect and also embodiment of forces of death and destruction, and made into sculptures, are described here in very lucid language, to give the readers an insight into Indian art.