The nine short stories in this book, translated from the Nepal Bhasha (the language of Newars) by Kesar Lall and Tej Ratna Kansakar, which were published first in various magazines and books between 1950 and 1992 reflect the changing times, social attitudes and problems, traditional and modern concepts as well as interaction between peoples of different ethnicity, castes and regions. Included in the book are short stories by Moti Laxmi Upasika, Lochan Ratna, Satya Mohan Joshi, Daman Raj Tuladhar, Keshav Lal Karmacharya, Purna Das Shrestha, Ashok Umang, Phanindra Ratna Bajracharya and Shashikala Manandhar, the first and last being women.
