 His first publication titled "Wiraha-Taranga" (विरह-तरंग) (1926) was a romantic "Khandakāvya" (खंडकाव्य) consisting of 234 "shloka" (श्लोक).His next publication titled "Sudhāraka" (सुधारक) (1928) contained his satirical 18-chapter "khandakāvya" with the theme of social reforms.Patwardhan held the idea that Marathi writers must maintain linguistic “purity” in Marathi writing.