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Indian entrepreneurship has been assumed as a contradiction with paradoxes. Entrepreneurs are produced in India to set examples of inspirations for many as to how innovation and success could be achieved overcoming the basic constraints. The family business of India and entrepreneurial zeal has significantly boomed and transformed the industry and business interface of India. Women of India have been striving hard to attain heights of leadership positions. Besides facing additional barriers of balancing responsibilities, access to entrepreneurial prospects, control over resources and many more, women have proved themselves equitable to many areas in order to achieve economic independence and respectable positions. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are providing a sound base of economic development and growth in India. MSMEs are taken as foundation for all industrial endeavors of almost all countries including India. They are supporting in contribution of huge business worldwide. As far as India is concerned, the economic development and progress of the country has been significantly flourishing due to these MSME's. With this background, the paper strives to highlight the state of entrepreneurship in India with focus on women entrepreneurs, the challenges faced by them, including the women of rural areas as the women in India constitutes a major portion of labour force in India.