A major road[3] in the Kothrud area of Pune, where GA lived for couple of years before his death, has been named after him.

GA, who bought new strength and vitality to the Marathi short story, is admittedly the most distinguished exponent of that genre.

His world encompasses a wide diversity of locales, situations, characters and experiences; yet, in his earlier stories, it is demarcated by the region bordering Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Yet, it is possible for the reader to identify with his characters, places, and experiences because of his keen observation of human, animal, and social worlds in their beauty and deformity.

[5] Critically acclaimed[6] Marathi movie Kairee,[7] which was directed by Amol Palekar, was based on one of his short stories.

He had written many of those letters to "Shri Pu" Bhagwat, Sunita Deshpande, Madhav Achawal,[8] Jaywant Dalvi, Anantrao Kulkarni, and "Ma Da" Hatkanangalekar.