Sahitya Akademi Award-Winning Gujarati novel, is a landmark in Gujarati literature that deals with the theme of leprosy. It is a heart-wrenching story based on real-life situations. The narrative explores the hitherto unexplored, taboo-ridden world of lepers in general and that of Gujarat in particular. It is not surprising that the novel fetched three prestigious awards-Sahitya Akademi Award, Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad-Sabarmati Puraskar, Kolkata, and Gujarat Vidyasabha Sanman.