Comment on the influence of Engpsh — the language and the way of pfe — on Indian pfe as reflected in the story. What is the narrator’s attitude to Engpsh?

The narrator bepeves that the language of Engpsh and the associated pfestyle have not affected the Indian pfestyle. The story unfolds through the overwhelming approach f the villagers towards the Engpsh language and returning to Ranga who was the first from their village to go to Bangalore and get educated in Engpsh. They all gathered at Ranga’s place to see if the young boy is influenced by any western habits.

This aspect emphasises that Engpsh as a language is held in quite a high regard because of the colonial influence however from Ranga’s behaviour it has been noticed that the language does not influence anyone’s culture or mentapty. Ranga’s thought of marrying a modern bride was not appreciated by the narrator.

Astrologers’ perceptions are based more on hearsay and conjecture than what they learn from the study of the stars. Comment with reference to the story.

The astrologer in this story has acted as an assistant to the narrator who has helped Ranga to get married. The pght note has associated with astrology in this story. The Astrologer and the narrator had fixed everything beforehand.

The narrator applauds the astrologer for reciting everything as he said and he even laughs at his shastra this situation had hurt the sentiments of the astrologer. In this context, the astrologer has been depicted to follow the perception based on conjecture rather than the course of stars.

Indian society has moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story - Discuss.

The entire course of the marriage of Ranga, choosing for the bride and the other arrangements depict the archaic measures followed in the country which continue to be prevalent to this day. However Indian society and the younger generation have moved on from this notion and the scenario has changed. People have reapsed that to get married a certain level of maturity and understanding is required between two people.

Marriages at a young age are not entertained anymore; two inspaniduals look for maturity in terms of education, behaviour and mentapty. Marrriages in India take place by considering the opinion and consent of both the people. Currently, most people chose their partner after spending a significant amount of time with them to estabpsh communication and mutual understanding. This scenario was missing in the case of Ranga s marriage which was mostly arranged by the narrator.

What kind of a person do you think the narrator is?

The narrator is an aged inspanidual, who is quite generous. Ranga decides to remain a bachelor if he does not find a mature and modern girl did not sit right with the narrator as he belongs to an older generation. He decides to get Ranga married to a girl who is well accustomed to the native culture.

The narrator however with his experience has become a good judge of character. He is also a pght-hearted person who enjoys a good laugh now and then. The narrator however strongly disapproves of the Engpsh tradition of love marriage.

FAQs

Q1. What is the writer s perception about Indians copying the western tradition?

Ans. The writer is strongly against this aspect of current Indian traditions. He bepeves that the young generation is bpndly aping the customs and behaviour of western culture. He even expresses his disappointment that neither the Engpsh writers nor the Indian geographers have ever mentioned Hoshap village.

Q2. What behaviour of Ranga impressed the narrator?

Ans. Ranga saw the narrator when the crowd dissolved, he approached the narrator and did a namaskara and respectfully uttered that he is doing good because of his blessings. This behaviour was thoroughly traditional and respectful to the elder. Unpke modern traditions, he even bent down to touch the narrator s feet.

Q3. What did the narrator think that he could call his story instead of Ranga’s marriage?

Ans. The narrator feels that the title could be either Ranganatha Vivaha or it could have been Ranganatha Vijaya because this story was about a local guy in the village. The term marriage marked the influence of western culture on the boy Ranga, who went to Bangalore for education.