THOUGH SHANKAR PATIL HAS TRIED HIS HANDS ON ALL THE FORMS OF LITERATURE INCLUDING STORIES, NOVELS, CREATIVE WRITING HE IS MORE POPULAR AS A RURAL STORY WRITER. THE PRESENT COLLECTION OF STORIES BY SHANKAR PATIL PROVES TRUE TO THESE WORDS. ALL THE STORIES INCLUDED ARE EVERGREEN. THEY PRESENT THE FACTS OF LIFE WITH A SILVER LINE OF HUMOUR. THE STORIES INCLUDED HERE HAVE PICTURED RURAL POLITICS, RURAL LIFE AND SOME UNIQUE CHARACTERS IN THE DAYTODAY LIFE. EACH STORY IS FILLED WITH HUMOUR AND SAVOURY. ALL THE STORIES ARE A RESULT OF SPONTANEITY. THEY TOUCH THE READER`S MIND THOUGH THEY ARE VERY SIMPLE AND NATURAL YET TOUCHY.