And the Gypsy Learned to Fly is the autobiographical journey of Dnyaneshwar Mulay. The voyage begins from a small village on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border and extends beyond the corridors of power in Delhi and high tables of diplomacy overseas. The narrative goes beyond what an individual goes through in life. In a subtle way, it traces the journey of socio-eco-political changes that have occurred in independent India. Dnyaneshwar Mulay believes that the true foundation of nation building comes through education. He has described how education has been the primary change agent for our nation. A well-known Marathi Literary magazine Antarnad has included its original Marathi book Mati pankha ani akasa in the '100 best Marathi books of the 20th Century.'