A translation of selected short stories by Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai, a renowned author of Gujarati literature who authored twenty seven novels and more than a hundred short stories, plays, poems, travelogues, contemplative critiques and essays, and an autobiography. Although the stories included in this collection were written in the mid-20th century, the contemporary nature of the depictions and their treatment make them relevant to life as we know it today.