While he wrote in many genres, he is best known for revolutionizing the Marathi short story in the post-independence years, and creating, along with notables such as Mardhekar, a new tradition of literary realism in the Navkatha or new Marathi short story. His short stories depict the lives of ordinary middle-class Maharashtrian people with subtlety, sensitivity and psychological depth. His first short story, "Priya ani Manjar" was published in 1941. By the end of his life he had published more than 300 short stories in multiple volumes.