RANJIT DESAI WAS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL WRITER. "VAISHAKH INCLUDES THE STORIES DURING THE PERIOD OF HIS APPRENTICESHIP. YET EACH STORY HAS THE STRENGTH TO TOUCH THE INNERMOST CORD OF A SENSITIVE HEART. IT IS BASED ON RURAL LIFE. VAISHAKH LITERALLY MEANS SUMMER. THE HEAT IS IMMENSE THEN. IT BURNS YOU. THE STORIES ALSO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BURN YOUR MIND. THESE ARE ALL FORMS OF CREATIVE LITERATURE, EACH GIVING LOT OF THOUGHTS. ONE CANNOT FAIL TO NOTICE THE AUTHORS CALLIBRE FROM THESE STORIES.