It contains essays on a broad range of subjects, including religion, ethics, social reform, education, politics, nationalism, theosophy, women's welfare, Eastern and Western philosophy, music, and literature, in addition to a number of book reviews.

With the exception of the pieces Siddhantasara, Pranavinimay, Kanta, and Nrusinhavatar, most of Manilal's prose writings and poems were published in his two journals, Priyamvada and Sudarshan.

The works Gulabsinh, Shrimad Bhagvadgita (translated from Sanskrit), and Atmanimajjan (a collection of poems) were originally published in installments in his journals.

In that year, two of his admirers, Himmatlal Chhotalal Pandya and Pranshankar Gaurishankar Joshi, working from Jambusar, a small town in Gujarat, collected, classified and published the articles as Sudarshan Gadyawali with the help of Anandshankar Dhruv, a Gujarati writer and Manilal's disciple-friend.

[2] Among the many subjects covered in Sudarshan Gadyawali are religion, ethics, social reform, education, politics, nationalism, theosophy, women's welfare, Eastern and Western philosophies, music, and literature.