T JanakiramanT. JANAKIRAMAN (1921-1982), a celebrated author in Tamil literature, is admired for his crisp conversational style in the Thanjavur dialect, brilliant character sketches, and his deeply humanistic convictions. He explored various facets of man-woman elationships and is known for his strong women characters and their freedom over their sexuality. Janakiraman wrote nine novels, over 120 short stories, seven novellas, four stage plays, three travelogues and several essays. He translated two Nobel prize-winning novels into Tamil: The Dwarf (Pär Lagerkvist) and Mother (Grazia Deledda). Two of his novels have been translated into English: Sins of Appu's Mother (re-translated as Remembering Amma) and Wooden Cow. He scripted and produced several radio programmes for the All India Radio where he worked and was designated as 'Producer Emeritus'. In 1979, he was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award. Read More Read Less