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Samskara
I. Introduction
U.R. Anantha Murthty’s ‘Samskara’ was
first published in 1965 and it was made
into a film in 1970. Since then, it had
created a lot of controversy in academic
and non-academic circles. The theme of
the novel is the story of a decaying
brahmin agrahara in the old Konkan
region.
refinement,accomplishment.
2. The Character of
Praneshacharya
Praneshacharya is the leader of the
Durvasapura agrahara. He is in his late
thirties. He was a great Sanskrit scholar
and got 15 lace shawls and silver platters
by winning arguments on religious topics
with other super-pundits. He learned
Sanskrit from Kashi and knew the Vedas
and the scriptures thoroughly.
‘Where am I?’
5. Conclusion
Praneshacharya spent all his life in
intellectual and spiritual pursuits. He
married an invalid and tortured himself so
as to purify his soul. His wife advised him
to marry another women so as to get a
child, but he refused to yield. He believed
in Lord Krishna’s advice : ‘Do what is to be
done with no thought of fruit’.
‘What community?’
‘What sub-group?’
‘Which caste?’
‘Which sub-caste?’
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