This book contains 18 sotries of Rifat Siddiqui. Name of the some are ajnabi, apna hi matam, akhri pauda, nijaat, chhutkara, wapasi etc. In story apna hi matam, an attempt has been made to discuss how man forgets his existence in the fast paced life of the world. A man who thinks for many years but did not go to his father's grave due to lack of time then one day when he goes to the graveyard his senses fly away. In story wapasi, attempts have been made to show that no matter how poor I am in India, however I am unemployed, but the peace I have in my homeland is unmatched in any other country in the world. A woman goes to America with her son and after a few days she tells her son that I have to go to India then her son says tell me what's wrong. There are more stories in this book about social conditions.