theme of the chapter ranga's marriage
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Ranga’s Marriage by Masti Venkatesha Iyengar is an interesting chapter in which the author and narrator narrates an episode from his life. In his village, Hosahali, which had many unique features, lived a boy named Ranga. He was to first boy who went to Bangalore to learn English. After his return the entire village went to see him; the narrator also did.
He found Ranga to be an agreeable boy; he enquired Ranga of his marriage plans to which Ranga expressed his views about marriages and preferences. The narrator planned and pledged to get Ranga married. He knew a girl, named Ratna, who was an orphan and living at Ramroa’s house.
He orchestrated a meeting between Ranga and Ratna; Ranga was mesmerized with Ratna; but did not accept it openly. He falsely told Ratna that she was married, listening to which Ranga became disappointed and went.
The narrator now took Shastri, the village astrologer’s help; he taught him what he would say to Ranga when he would bring him to him. He cautioned Shastri that the meeting must look natural; and not as planned one.
The narrator brought Ranga; Shastri acted his part well; he told Ranga that he was sad on account of a girl whose name resembled something that was found in the sea. The name happened to be Ratna. Ranga confessed that he was in love with Ratna and wanted to be married to her.
Their marriage was successfully arranged. And the narrator became the godfather of Ranga’s son, Shyam.