Masks: Khandekar lost his sight in 1973, but this in turn gave him a new vision. He continued to write, the essays included in `Mukhawate` were written during this phase of his life. They were initially written for the weekly "Saptahik Swaraj`; they are an attempt of a very sensitive mind to review the human life. He presents a balance sheet of the past life. These are a harmonious blending of the face and mask. These short essays are mirrors revealing the characteristics of a human mind, his true and imitating images. Are you interested to find your face and the mask it wears? Then get ready and read.