THIS IS THE 14TH COLLECTION OF KHANDEKAR S STORIES. THE FAMOUS WESTERN STORY WRITER "BATES WRITES ABOUT THE SHORT STORY, A FORM OF LITERATURE - ""A STORY SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN WITH THE INTENTION OF IMPLEMENTING A MORAL, OR TO FEED THEM A SUGAR-COATED DOSE OF PHILOSOPHY OR TO PRESENT THEM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ASPECT OR TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF BEST AND WORST. ON THE CENTRARY THEY SHOULD WRITE, OUT OF THE CURIOSITY ABOUT LIFE, TO HIGHTEN THE LIVELINESS, TO GIVE IMMENSE PLEASURE - THEY SHOULD BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE READERS. THE STORY WHICH REFLECTS THE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS IN A WRITER S MIND AND THE STORY WHICH MAKES THE READERS AWARE OF THESE FEELINGS IS A TRUE STORY AND IS A BEST STORY TO MY KNOWLEDGE. KEEPING THESE ASPECTS WELL IN MIND, THE READER CAN ENJOY KHANDEKAR S STORIES IN A BETTER WAY.