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| birth_name = P. A. Rukmini<br />
| birth_date = 4 May 1948<br />
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'''P. A. Rukmini''' (born 4 May 1948) is an Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam language]] short story writer who writes under the pen name '''Maanasi''' or '''Manasi'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='സ്ത്രീ പുരുഷ ബന്ധം പ്രമേയമായ എന്റെ ആദ്യ കഥ അമ്മ എടുത്ത് അട്ടത്തേക്കിട്ടു ' |url=https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/books/interview/interview-with-writer-manasi-1.2914255 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Mathrubhumi Archives |language=en}}</ref> She won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]] in 1993 for her work ''Manjile Pakshi''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2017 |title=Manasi: A writer without changalakal (chains) |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/manasi-a-writer-without-changalakal-chains/articleshow/61539829.cms |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bālakr̥ṣṇan |first=Kalpat̲t̲a |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YpkAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86+%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%BF |title=മലയാളസാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം |date=2000 |publisher=Kēraḷa Bhāṣā Inst̲t̲it̲t̲ut̲t̲ȧ |isbn=978-81-7638-143-7 |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Manasi was born near [[Thiruvilwamala|Tiruvilvamala]] as the daughter of P. Sivarama Menon and P.A. Malathi Amma. She studied Chemical Engineering at [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur|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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mānasi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saaaAAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF |title=മാനസിയുടെ കഥകൾ |date=1998 |publisher=Ḍi. Si. Buks |isbn=978-81-7130-838-5 |language=ml}}</ref> 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 cinema|Malayalam feature film]] by [[V. K. Prakash|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]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-28 |title=V.K. Prakash’s Nirnayakam has won the National Film Award for best film on a social issue. |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/a-message-well-told/article8405614.ece |access-date=2023-04-14 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Maanasi is known for telling stories from the dark corners of the female psyche and breaking down the definition of women given by men.<ref>{{cite book|last=എഡിറ്റർ : ഡോ. പി.വി.കൃഷ്ണൻനായർ|title=സാഹിത്യകാര ഡയറക്ടറി|year=2004|publisher=കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി|isbn=81-7690-042-7|pages=343}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]] -1993<br />
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[[Category:Writers from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]<br />
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