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This study provides historical and contemporary experiences of Meitei Pangal women in the Barak Valley that highlights the way cultural traditions, socio-economic pressures and patriarchal norms that have shaped their lives. These women have long been the essential contributor tot their family and community survival through agriculture, weaving, and informal labor, their dignity has been often constrained by practice such as child marriage, dowry and restrictive interpretations of marriage laws.Drawing on field observation, community interaction, Primary and secondary research paper, the paper traces the consistency of such challenges and the gradual shift taking place.This study unfolds the complex issues of the education inconsistency the prevalent practice of child marriage, Burdens of dowry, Misuse of word Polygamy and the societal pressures related to physical appearance and family status. It also documents the silent, ongoing revolution that sees a new generation of women reclaiming their worth challenge such long standing barriers and open pathways towards a more dignified future through education and professional achievements, despite a steady generational gap.