THIS COLLECTION OF SHORT ESSAYS WAS PUBLISHED IN 1948. IT CONTAINS 10 STORT ESSAYS. MOST OF THEM REPRESENT THE AUTHO&Rgrave;S STATE OF MIND. AUTHOR FEELS THAT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF SHORT ESSAYS. THEY DIFFER IN TOPICS, THEY DIFFER IN STYLE. IN MARATHI, LESS TOPICS AND STYLES ARE HANDLED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE MARATHI SHORT ESSAYS REFLECT INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND DELICATE AFFECTION. LAST 20 YEARS HAVE SEEN A LOT OF MARATHI ESSAYS. MARATHI DOES HAVE A SCOPE IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE. ‘TEESRA PRAHA&Rgrave; IN MARATHI MEANS THE TIME OF LIFE BETWEEN THE YOUTH AND THAT OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON OF 2530 YEARS. THIS STAGE IS CONSIDERED AS VERY IMPORTANT AS A PERSON IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE DOWN DURING IT.