Maanasi

Indian writer of Malayalam literature

Maanasi

Born| P. A. Rukmini
4 May 1948
Kerala, India
Occupation| Writer
Language| Malayalam
Notable works| Manjile Pakshi
Notable awards| Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story

P. A. Rukmini (born 4 May 1948) is an Indian Malayalam language short story writer who writes under the pen name Maanasi or Manasi.[1] She won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 1993 for her work Manjile Pakshi.[2][3]

## Biography

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Manasi was born near Tiruvilvamala as the daughter of P. Sivarama Menon and P.A. Malathi Amma. She studied Chemical Engineering at Thrissur Engineering College but did not complete the course. She has been living in Mumbai since 1970 where she worked as a freelance copywriter for a few years.[4] She has contributed short stories and articles to periodicals. Her many stories have been translated and published in English, Marathi and Kannada. Her story Punaradhivasam was adapted into a Malayalam feature film by VK Prakash in 2000. The film won numerous awards including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Best Story.[5]

Maanasi is known for telling stories from the dark corners of the female psyche and breaking down the definition of women given by men.[6]

## Awards

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* Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story -1993

## References

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1. ^ "'സ്ത്രീ പുരുഷ ബന്ധം പ്രമേയമായ എന്റെ ആദ്യ കഥ അമ്മ എടുത്ത് അട്ടത്തേക്കിട്ടു '". Mathrubhumi Archives. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
2. ^ "Manasi: A writer without changalakal (chains)". Mumbai Mirror. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
3. ^ Bālakr̥ṣṇan, Kalpat̲t̲a (2000). മലയാളസാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം (in Malayalam). Kēraḷa Bhāṣā Inst̲t̲it̲t̲ut̲t̲ȧ. ISBN 978-81-7638-143-7.
4. ^ Mānasi (1998). മാനസിയുടെ കഥകൾ (in Malayalam). Ḍi. Si. Buks. ISBN 978-81-7130-838-5.
5. ^ "V.K. Prakash's Nirnayakam has won the National Film Award for best film on a social issue". The Hindu. 28 March 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
6. ^ എഡിറ്റർ : ഡോ. പി.വി.കൃഷ്ണൻനായർ (2004). സാഹിത്യകാര ഡയറക്‌ടറി. കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി. p. 343\. ISBN 81-7690-042-7.