Antarichya gudhgarbhi (अंतरीच्या गूढगर्भी) by Sankalp Abhale (संकल्प आभाळे)

"Antarichya gudhgarbhi (अंतरीच्या गूढगर्भी)" a Marathi (मराठी) book by Sankalp Abhale (संकल्प आभाळे). This book is published by esahitya pratishthan in 2013 and has 43 pages.

Everyone has already one sorrow that can never be told to anyone. This book is the collection of stories of such internal sorrows.

'Balatkar (बलात्कार)' is a commentary on arranged marriage based on horoscope.
'Adarsha chor (आदर्श चोर)' is a small incident in the life of a person from his childhood when he was nobody.
'Affection (अफेक्शन)' explains the relationship of a motherless daughter with her father and rain.
'Pagar (पगार)' is story of a son giving treat to his mother upon getting his first salary.
In 'Pailteer (पैलतीर)' a man is about to travel in aeroplane for the first time that he dreamt as a child.
'Pati (पाटी)' is the story of a small girl who is trying to sell Java plums in pelting rain.
'Door nabhachya palyad (दूर नभाच्या पल्याड)' is about differentiating between true friendship and restrictiveness before it's too late.
'Werloren (वेर्लोरेन)' is a conflict between honesty and corruption.
In 'Shunya (शून्य)' two long lost friends meet again. She after conquering and losing everything and he after waiting for her all this time.
'Tuzyawina (तुझ्याविना)' is story of two estranged lovers and a tree they planted as a token of their love.
In 'Badal (बदल)' a man looks at the childhood of his son in comparison to his own.
In 'Duniyadari (दुनियादारी)' he and she met after a while to watch a movie when rain arrives.
In 'Maitra jeevanche (मैत्र जीवांचे)' a young girl decides to make a best friend out of her mom. Can she?

These are not really short stories, they are small incidents and very very short stories. It takes courage and confidence to maximize the meaning in minimum words. Author has done it decently well.

Some stories like Affection, Werloren nail the subject in very few words and are most effective whereas some stories choke for lack of page space and might have been more effective had they been a little longer.

Rain appears in 4-5 stories. A number of stories are about To and Ti (He and She). Many stories look back on life and repent for what was missed or not done. A number of stories are about friendship.

Not a must read.