Samskara a book written by U.R.Anatamurthy, was first published in 1965 in Kannada, A.K.Ramanujan translated it to english in 1978.
I read Samskara long back I just feel that I write something about it, after reading it I felt like reading Murthi’s other books so I read Bharathipura which I liked more than Samskara. I don’t think it is worth suggesting samskara to you now, because many later authors have written on same line. It was revolutionary then because it tried to uncover the veil of conservative society. I remember reading something like that in english too , but I can’t remember the name of the book and author.
If you are a a book colector I suggest you buy the book, It will help our future generation to know about our past.It explains the rigidity of caste system. If you know Kannada I would suggest you to read other works of U.R.Anatamurthy. Particularly Bharati Pura and Avasthe. They help to understand the our past , it takes us through a journey in to the past.