"While choosing a good bullock for farming, you skirt around for hours at end in weekly markets. then why don t you spare a few minutes looking for a good son-in-law for your dear daughter?" it was an ardent question asked by Aambi s aunt to Aambi s father the legendary novelist vishwas patil penned this novel aambi when he was just 17 years old. It got published during those days in the new writers support scheme of the Maharashtra government. Mr. Patil emerged in marathi literature with a female protagonist. portraying the lives of women, their struggles and sacrifices in the rural areas and penning real and unforgettable characters, he threw light on the hardships and sorrows of the rural people. We are proudly publishing this novel which was unavailable to readers for a long time.