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Ramayana scholar and Jnanpith laureate Dr. Indira Goswami is an esteemed Assamese woman writer, popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami. She wrote her autobiography, Adha Lekha Dastabez in 1988 in Assamese and later translation to English was done by P. Kotoky as An Unfinished Autobiography (2002). The present paper is an abridged attempt to understand the female plight and to disclose comprehensive women’s history from Dr. Goswami’s autobiography. At the same time the study also intends to peep into the cultural, linguistics and religious background of Assam as outlined in the memoir. An unfinished autobiography is unique in the sense of its clarity and coherent character. It is not a work of delusion or narcissism. Indira Goswami imparted her moments of debilitation, dilemma of her widowhood and the bizarre surroundings that had to face as women. It is true that she did not write the autobiography to describe life and death, but indeed with the enthusiasm to reveal her inner most thoughts. The significance of this text lies on the strategies to transform the social structures, which can help in the emancipation of women. Indira Goswami has placed the problems of women in conventional way and draws the picture of offence and discontentment among them.