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1098 Released The Author Subrabharatai Manian was born in Sekadanthali, a small village near Coimbatore. When he was ten years old the family moved to Thirupur, where he had his early education. After having worked in the telecom services which took him to many places including Hyderabad, he is now settled in Thirupur after retirement. He started writing when he was doing M.Sc. in Mathematics in P.S.G. Arts College, Coimbatore. His short stories in Tamil were published in many reputed journals. He wrote novels, novelettes and essays. So far he has authored 65 books. Many of his novels and short stories have been translated into English and many Indian languages. While some of his works relate to the life of weavers in Thirupur, a few works focus on environmental issues. Notable among his works translated into English are: Faces of the Dead, Unwritten Letters, The Coloured Curtain and Migration 2.0. Subrabharati Manian has received many awards including the ‘Kadha Prize’ from the President of India for the best short story in 1993 and ‘Thamizh Chemmal Award’ for his novel Chayathirai from the Government of Tamil Nadu. He has been the member of the Sahitya Akedemi Consultative Committee. Translators Dr. S. Vincent retired as Professor and head of the Department of English, Arul Anandar College, Karumathur. . He has translated more than twenty books from English to Tamil, including Jonathan Lear’s Freud, Kitty Ferguson’s Stephen Hawking, Rachel Carson’s The Silent Spring Dostoevsky’s The Idiot and the autobiography of Wangari Maathai.. .He has translated many books from Tamil to English, including Va. Raa. a monograph for Sahitya Akademi and Thiruavurutpa in the Perspective of Comparative Religion. With Dr. Lawrence he has translated Veeramamunivar’s Paramartha Guruvin Kathai and Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai’s Prathaba Mudaliar Charithiram (the first novel n Tamil) into English. Dr. M. Lawrence is an Associate Professor of English, The American College, Madurai. He has co-authored six books on Spoken English and Soft Skills. He has also translated books from Tamil to English in collaboration with S. Vincent, including Pale Twilight, a collection of short stories by Kumaraarananthan and Bleeding Blossoms on Bodhi Trees, a collection of poems by Thamizh Uthaya. He is a renowned soft skills trainer. He has conducted training programmes for teachers, company executives, lawyers and doctors. Dedicated to Mr. Srinivasa Rao Secretary, Sahitya Akademy , New Delhi Authourspress : subrabharathimanian’s another book 1098 A Novel Subrabharati Manian Translated by S. Vincent M. Lawrence 1098 A Novel Subrabharati Manian In Post-modernism, if the story progresses without giving the impression to the reader that it progresses, then that technique is known as ‘Spatial form’. Anecdotal in nature, they don’t seem to be inter-related. But as the curves and the lines join together to make a picture, the experiences of several characters put together make the reader read the mind of the writer. Since Subrabharati Manian has deftly handled such a technique, the novel touches us personally too and awakens our responsibilities. From Prema Nandakumar’s Review of Subabharati Manian’s The Coloured Curtain (Chayathirai) The POCSO ( Protection of Children against Sexual Offences) Act makes it compulsory to register cases of crime against children… the contact number for registering such cases of violence against children is 1098. It is the title of this novel. ..the sexual atrocity committed against a sixteen year old girl, her consequent traumatic experience and mental and physical stress, the unrewarding efforts of children’s welfare organizations to help the victims and the arguments of lawyers whose only concern is money –all these perversions and tragic shame of today’s society are portrayed with stark reality in this novel. The POCSO ( Protection of Children against Sexual Offences) Act makes it compulsory to register cases of crime against children… the contact number for registering such cases of violence against children is 1098. It is the title of this novel. …may the society benefit more and more from Subrabharati Manian’s writings which explore social issues.. My Best wishes .Akila.,Writer and Psychologist