Breaking Barriers and Building Futures In India's Emerging Economy: Women Entrepreneurship in Jharkhand: Pathways to Success

Breaking Barriers and Building Futures in India’s Emerging Economy explores the evolving landscape of women’s entrepreneurship in Jharkhand revealing how local women are forging paths in business while challenging deep-rooted societal expectations. Based on rigorous fieldwork and first-hand interviews with over twenty women entrepreneurs across ten sectors the book presents a compelling mix of lived experience and academic insight. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Dr. Khyati Munjal highlights how these women understand and navigate their entrepreneurial journeys—balancing ambition with tradition family responsibilities with professional demands and market realities with innovation. This book serves a wide range of readers. Aspiring entrepreneurs will gain encouragement and practical guidance. Policymakers will discover actionable recommendations for strengthening the women-led business ecosystem. Scholars and students will appreciate its methodological depth and field-based perspective. More than just a collection of success stories the book charts a broader transformation: a shift in Jharkhand’s economy from mining and heavy industry to one increasingly shaped by services creativity and inclusive growth. These women’s stories are not only inspiring—they are rewriting the economic future of the region.