Short story becomes a tool for evaluation of the old values of society in the modern context Anantmoorti is an important writer of kannada, the native language of the state of Karnataka His stories reflect his intellect but his writings are rich in flavour, experience and the richness of creativity He has exploited fully the experiences of his childhood and adulthood for the purpose of presenting a conflict between the old values and the new order of things The present collection of stories contains 12 short stories introducing a new dimension to the hindi readers