Whether you are a student preparing for a competitive exam needing to brush up on social issues via literature, or a grandmother wanting to pass on values to a grandchild, the best of Chavat Vahini awaits you. Pick up a copy today, read the story of "Khara Sona," and feel your throat tighten. That lump in your throat? That is the hallmark of the best Marathi storytelling.

Note: Depending on the edition, Chavat Vahini may be presented as a single story collection or as part of Khandekar’s Katha Sangraha (complete short stories).

The writing often uses colloquial or regional Marathi dialects. It is rarely "literary" and is instead direct and explicit.