Reflection of Cultural Stalemate in U.R. Ananthamurthy’s Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man

Abstract

U.R. Ananthamurthy’s novel Samskara adapts amazing richness and density of collapse in his novel where he represents the community of Brahmins. Samskara explains the compound relation of the protagonist to himself. Samskara evaluates the social system in the community of Brahmin, which represents the critically declined and unexamined the basis of cultural and religious values. It explains the concept of tradition and how it creates its impact on society. Cultural deadlock or stalemate is an important aspect and through this concept we will find out the true meaning of ‘culture’ and the importance of culture in the life of a person.