3. Ranga’s Marriage (Masti Venkatesha Iyengar)
Main points of the
Chapter:
· This story is about Ranga (Ranganathan) who belongs to the village Hosahalli (Mysore)
· The writer says that ten years ago English was not so widespread in the village.
· The village accountant was the first who sent his son, Ranga, to the city to study.
· When he returns to the village from city after his study, he has different views about marriage.
· When the writer asks him about marriage, he says that he does not want to get married.
· But the writer wanted him to marriage Ratna, his friend Rama Rao’s niece who was a pretty girl of eleven.
· She knows how to play the veena and the harmonium.
· One day while she was singing a song, Ranga came and listened her sweet song.
· He fell in love with her at first sight. He wanted to make marry with her.
· After a few days Ratna and Ranga were married.
· Soon Ratna gave birth to a son ‘Shyama’.
3. Ranga’s Marriage
(Masti Venkatesha Iyengar)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of
‘Ranga’s Marriage?
Ans. Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
2. What is the name of
the narrator’s village?
Ans. Hosahalli
3. Where is Hosahalli
located?
Ans. In Mysore
4. What is the name of
the village doctor?
Ans. Gundabhatta
5. What happened when
the narrator ate the mango chutney?
Ans. He suffered from cough
6. Who was the first in
the village to send his son to Bangalore?
Ans. The village accountant
7. What did Rama Rao
buy from a woman?
Ans. A bundle of firewood
8. Who was Ratna?
Ans. Rama Rao’s niece
9. How old was Ratna?
Ans. Eleven years old
10. Which musical
instruments did Ratna know how to play?
Ans. The veena and the harmonium
11. Who is Shashtri?
Ans. The village astrologer
12. What is the name of
the narrator?
Ans. Shyama
13. Whom did Ranga
marry in the end?
Ans. Ratna
14. What is the name of
Ranga and Ratna’s son?
Ans. Shyama
Short Type
*1. What does the writer say about his village?*
Ans. The narrator lived in a small village Hosahalli (Mysore) in the state of Karnataka. It was not a popular village. Their village was not on the map. There were mango trees in his village which were famous for their sourness. Narrator means that eating these fruit can make anyone cough.
*2. What does the writer say about the mango trees of his village?*
Ans. There were mango trees in his village, Hosahalli which were famous for their sourness. The raw mangoes are not eatable but they are very useful. The sourness is sure to go straight to brahmarandhra. It is very useful as cough medicine.
*3. Why was Ranga’s homecoming a great event?*
Ans. Ranga was the village accountant's son who went to Bangalore for studies. Ranga homecoming was a great event in the village because he was the only person from the village to go Bangalore for studies. When he returned after six months, every villager rushed to his house to have a look at him. They were assured he had not lost his caste.
*4. What were Ranga’s views about marriage?*
Ans. Ranga believed that he needed to find the right girl to get married. He believed if he would ever marry a girl, she would be mature, not a very young girl. Besides, he wanted to marry a girl whom he admired. He was not in favour of arranged marriage.
*5. What did the writer decide about Ranga’s marriage?*
Ans. Ratna was the niece of Rama Rao who had come to stay with him. She was a beautiful girl of eleven. The narrator thought that she would be the perfect bride for Ranga. So he should devise a plan to let them get married.
*6. How did the writer plan the meeting between Ranga and Ratna?*
Ans. He plans to get Ranga married with Ratna. He calls Ranga when Ratna was singing. Ranga was impressed by her sweet voice. He was attracted towards her at first sight. The writer decided that Ratna would be a suitable bride for Ranga.
Long Answer
*1. What Kind of a person do you think the narrator is in ‘Ranga’s Marriage’?*
Ans. The narrator, Shyama, is dark in colour. He calls himself' 'a dark piece of oil-cake'. He is an elderly gentleman. He is keen observer of men and manners. He describes his village is not found in Geography book. Still it is the most important village in Mysore. He also describes the effect of English Language. He says that ten years ago there were not many people in his village who knew English. But now many people use English words while speaking Kannada. It becomes difficult for uneducated people. He tells a story, Rama Rao bought wood from a woman. The cost of the wood was four pice. But he did not have any ‘change and asked her to come the next day. The poor woman did not know the meaning of ‘change’ and went muttering to herself.