RANGa’s MARRIAGE Masti Venkatesha Iyenger.....&D re INTRODUCTION Ranga, the accountant’s son and the native of the village Hosahalli, has been to the city of Banglore to pursue his studies. When he returns to the village after six months, it is a big areasion. The villagers crowd around his house to see whether he has changed oy got They are is i to see that he is the same old Ranga and melt away. However, Ranga’s ideas about marriage Gre now quite different. He is all against conventionally arranged. that a man should marry a girl he admires and who is mature, Since it is difficult to find the right girl he has no plan to get married, The narrator comes to know of Ranga’s views. He works out a clever plan to trap Ranga into marriage with Rama Rao’s nice Ratna who has recently come to the village.@.3.Deseribe the narrator's experience jag a raw mango from the mango of tasting ag in the village. sree Br nce the narrator took a raw mango Ant chutney was made out of it. The whole ome it. They suffered from severe cough. go to the doctor to get cough edi’ the narrator approve of as english words while talking in printer tongue? Why/Why not ? one's me ye narrator does not approve of Ans. The ‘ish words while talking in one's ringing ue. He considers it disgraceful. mother confusion ifthe other person creates Nore" now English. owe “Describe the incident which took @ 5 FRama Rao’s house when they piagnt a bundle of firewood from a woman. aught ne day Rama Rao bought a bundle of oes ‘a woman. His son came out to | Grewood J"yle asked the woman how much he payor it ier The woman demanded four pice. id hat he didnot have any “ehnogs” Taetoked her to come the next day. The poor mua) didn't understand the English word } sdhange”. She went away muttering to herself. Q. 6. Why was Ranga’s homecoming a ‘ event ? : q Paaemitos the accountant’s son, was one © ¢the rare breed among the village folk who ‘iad been to the city of Bangalore to pursue his dies, When he came back home after six ‘months, itwas a greatievent. A large number of villagers crowded around his house to see his feet. The narrator felt that Ranga, unlike the present-day boys, was a well-behaved boy who knew how to respect his elders. Q. 9. What were Ranga’s views about marriage? Or Why had Ranga decided to remain a bachelor? Ans. Ranga did not believe in arranged marriages. He thought that one should marry a girl he admires. Secondly, one should marry a girl who is mature, Since it was difficult to find the right girl he had decided to remain a bachelor. Q. 10. Why was the narrator distressed to know that Ranga had decided to remain abachelor ? ‘Ans. Ranga was a generous, considerate fellow. The narrator thought that it would be a fine thing to have him marry, settle down and be of service to society. He was distressed to know that Ranga who he thought would make a good husband, had decided to remain a bachelor. Q. 11. Who was Ratna? ‘Ans. Ratna was a pretty girl of eleven. She was Rama Rao’s niece. Both her parents had died. Her uncle Rama Rao brought her home to stay with her. Since she was from a big town she knew how to play the vena and the harmonium. She also had a sweet voice. Q. 12. How did the narrator manage to bring Ratna and Ranga together ? ‘Ans. The narrator frequently visited Rama Rao’s house. Ratna was quite free with him. One day he went to their house. He told Rama Rao's yrife that he would send some buttermilk for her ‘and asked her to send Ratna to fetch it. When Ratna came he requested her to sing. In the meantime, he sent for Ranga ‘Thus the narrator managed to bring them together. (@. 13. How was Ranga affected by ent on Ranga’s face when