THIS IS THE COLLECTION OF 19 STORIES BY V.S.KHANDEKAR. MATERIALISTIC APPROACH IS ON THE RISE AFTER SECOND WORLD WAR & OUR INDEPENDENCE . THIS IS ADVERSELY AFFECTING VALUES & ETHOS OF HUMAN BEING. OUR CURRENT SOCIAL, CULTURAL & POLITICAL LIFE IS THE PROOF OF THIS IMPACT. IN SUCH ADVERSE CONDITION WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR MENTAL WELL BEING . WE NEED TO PRESERVE OUR VALUES . THESE STORIES FULFILLS THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO GUIDE THE SOCIETY AGAINST ALL ODDS OF MATERIALISM .