Ranga’s Marriage by Masti Venkatesh Iyengar is a short story based on child marriage ideology. The story takes place in an unknown village named Hoshali in the state of Mysore. Initially the narrator spins tales about his village – he talks as why his village is hidden from the world and the British government workers as well as Indian Babus don’t care a bit to make it appear on the map. The second part of the story features Ranga (full name Rangappa) and his ideology towards marriage. The story is set when India wasn’t independent and the culture of English-speaking was negligible. Well, the story goes back by ten years. Then, Ranga – the village accountant clerk’s son is sent to Bangalore for studies. When he returns home after six months, people gather around his home to see changes in him. Well, they don’t find any changes, thus leave disappointed. The narrator is neighbor to Ranga’s house. Ranga does not forget his manners – he says Namaskar to the narrator. ...
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