International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 2 2 2013 February 14 Indigenous Knowledge and Women Entrepreneurs among Rajbanshis: A Case Study 12 20 EN Palaniswamy Udhayakumar 1 Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, INDIA Ponnuswami Ilango 2 Bhosale Savita G. 1 Department of Studies in Sociology, Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur, Karnataka State, INDIA Korishetti Vijaya B. 2 Das Gupta Ashok 1 Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, INDIA > Research Paper 2013 1 10 2013 February 14 This the era of global market economy and disparities are ever increasing. Access to credit is a matter of fact. Micro-credit for women in developing and underdeveloped countries supports their empowerment. Case studies are taken from rural Rajbanshi womenfolk of northern West Bengal plains of India. Copyright@ International Science Community Association