Shyamchi Aai is an autobiography of Sane Guruji, who belonged to a Hindu family in the Konkan region of rural Maharashtra during British Raj. Sane Guruji (now an adult), fondly called Shyam during his childhood, narrates his memories to a group of children in a nightly sitting. Chapters in the book are named ratra, (“night” in Marathi). They are named first night, second night, and