Unresolved Dilemma in U. R. Ananthamurthy’s Samskara and Bharathipura

Abstract

This paper intends to study the Unresolved Dilemma in U R Ananthmurth’s Samskara and Bharathipura. U.R. Ananthmurthy emerges as a social reformer through his novels. Like Charles Dickens he has pointed out deep rooted evils in the social life of Indian villages. The novels reveal the futility of the centuries old caste system operating in India. The caste system cheeks the growth of national integration. The novels written by him are examples of realistic characterization. The novels portray an allegorical miniature of India which requires self- examination and self - rejuvenation through lofty ideas that will take the nation through in its quest for all round progress. To do this, the nation must get rid of the albatross that hangs around its neck. It is sad to think that the father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi had to shed his blood fighting for the fusion of the caste - divide in India. The characters in his novels are life- like. U.R. Ananthamurthy portrays or sketches the characters in the novels in the most realistic manner. He selects characters from ordinary life. The personality of the character is drawn through physiological processes. He collects incidents and facts from real life. The character creation is a kind of documentation.