Samskara is both a religious novel - about a decaying Brahmin colony in a south Indian village - and a contemporary poetic reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths. Its central event is a death, which brings in its wake a plague, moral chaos and a rebirth. Originally published in Kannada in 1965, this novel soon became enormously popular with general readers and critics. The present English translation has been widely acclaimed, and the novel has been translated into several foreign languages as well as filmed. This educational edition has been prepared for undergraduate students, with exercises comprising a variety of questions.

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“[Samskara] contains a plot of Sophoclean intensity that with the passing of the years seems to have gathered ever more revelatory power...It’s a startling story, one as provocative for its time and place as those of Cervantes, Sterne and Diderot must have been in theirs.” —Chandrahas Choudhury, The Wall Street Journal

“Samskara is an effective tale of a community choked by unsustainable tradition. Ananthamurthy offers fine portraits of a variety of characters as they struggle between natural urges and societal expectations, and has crafted an impressive story here.” —M. A. Orthofer, The Complete Review

"NYRB Classics' reissue of this book comes at an opportune moment, as societies around the world face the dangers of religious extremism and its focus on ritual and regulation rather than humanity. U.R. Ananthamurthy, in A.K. Ramanujan's translation from the Kannada, tries to teach Indian society a lesson in this story about the trouble with prioritizing tradition over compassion." —Melissa Beck, Asymptote Journal

“Ananthamurthy’s ability to turn the world on the most unexpected pivot gives [Samskara] an enduring human dimension.” —Mar�a Helga Gu�mundsd�ttir, The Quarterly Conversation

"[A] richly allegorical tale...a springboard for even broader questions concerning...religious experience and the inherent tension between works and grace." —William Waldron, Education About Asia

"[Samskara] takes us closer to the Indian idea of the self." —V. S. Naipul

Ananthamurthy’s most controversial and celebrated work, Samskara, is a novel about a decaying Brahmin colony. . . . Throughout the novel, Ananthamurthy builds extraordinary tension and atmosphere. It is an India that is instantly recognizable to its Indian readers.
—Pankaj Mishra

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