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5 comments about Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Oxford India Collection).

1. This is quite an interesting book. It's a shame that Ananta Murthy seems to have lost inspiration two-thirds of the way through the book, and fails to provide a conclusion. As any storyteller, Indian or otherwise, will tell you, a good story requires a beginning, middle, and end. I hope that more publishing houses in England, India, and the U.S. take the initiative to publish such graceful translations of literature from the rich traditions of India's many regional languages.



2. Mr. Murthy's book is delicately told, with exquisite attention to detail. I did one of the inside jacket illustrations for a book of his when I was six, and have liked the man and his work ever since. Look for the new Penguin Paperback of his, _Bhava_ (co-translated by my mom... OK, so I am unfairly partial to his work). Read it and decide.



3. There are two outstanding features of this book. The first being brilliant storytelling. The tale is a critical look at the life style of the "upper classes" of Hindu society during the early part of the twenthieth century. The plot is deftly interwoven with Hindu philosophy and the result is quite remarkable. The second feature is the tralsation. Having read the original Kannada version, I found the traslation to be very lucid . This is a must read for everyone familiar to the the Indian social setup and also for those who are interested in getting introduced to it.



4. The Samskara gives out the exact character of a normal brahmin. He practices the rituals blindly, but he can't think it scientifically. The humanity is the best ritual, irrespective of time and space i.e. the message of this novel. His one more novel Bharathipura is having the clear idea about the samskara.It may be the extended work of Samskara.



5. The story is very thought provoking and the translation to english from its original script is pretty decent.
   My wife who usually does not read many books read this in one day and found it very interesting.
   I recommend this book to all the readers with a little knowledge of hinduism and caste in india.
   The only thing I did not like about this book was the ending. I felt the author could have stretched the book a little more and given his view on how the story might have ended. Instead the author left it to the readers.