Pachola (पाचोळा), Fall, is a short, Marathi-language novel written by R. R. Borade.
Published in 1971, Pachola is a story of Parvati, wife of a tailor, through emotional stresses created in the lives of village craftsmen because of modernization.
[1] The story is narrated from the viewpoint of Parvati and describes the pathetic fall of her family life.
It is written in Osmanabadi dialect of Marathi, which gives it a rural flavour and lends it authenticity and charm.
[2] Sudhakar Marathe translated it into English as Fall, which was published by National Book Trust in 1999.