Naranappa
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Naranappa is a central, rebellious character in U. R. Ananthamurthy’s Kannada novel "Samskara," whose defiance of Brahminical norms triggers the story’s moral and spiritual crisis.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Samskara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
caste system
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existential crisis ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ ritual versus morality ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| breaksWith | Brahmin community ⓘ |
| causeOf |
debate over funeral rites
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division among Brahmins in Samskara ⓘ |
| characterInLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Praneshacharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | U. R. Ananthamurthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Samskara universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ rebel ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for spiritual questioning
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triggers moral crisis in the agrahara ⓘ |
| opposes |
Brahminical norms
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traditional Brahmin orthodoxy ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
iconoclastic
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irreligious by his community ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Chandri
NERFINISHED
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Praneshacharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Brahmin ⓘ |
| residesIn | Durvasapura agrahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Chandri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | pre-independence South Indian Brahmin settlement ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
defiance of ritual authority
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modernity challenging tradition ⓘ |
| workFirstPublishedInLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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