Pani Manidhan
Pani Manidhan (1998) (Alt: Panimanidhan, Panimanithan) is a children's novel written in Tamil by Indian author Jeyamohan. It encompasses themes like adventure story, science, fantasy, mystery and values making it an important creative work in the children's literature canon in Tamil. Development Jeyamohan had been invited by Manoj, the Editor of Tamil newspaper Dinamani's Siruvar Malar children's weekly to write a serialized novel. Jeyamohan created Pani Manidhan for the weekly in 1998 and it received considerable fan support from children as well as adults. Kavitha Publications published it as a book in 2002. Kizhakku publications and Natrinai Pathippagam brought out subsequent editions. Plot Yeti is the legend of the Snow Man rumored to be found in the mountains of Himalayas. Many consider the legend to be somewhere between truth and lies. An Indian military officer named Pandian is asked by his commanders to investigate certain mysterious giant footprints found in snow near a remote village. Pandian, who feels it is just the imagination of the villagers, sets out on a trip and encounters strange happenings, native legends and finally, the wondrous truths themselves. Pandian rescues a boy named Kim from the snow. A doctor who is also out researching the