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Ranga's Marriage
What light does Shastri’s and the narrator’s stage-managed acting throw on astrology as it is practised by the astrologers like Shastri?
It presents astrology in a poor light. Astrology may be science but astrologers don’t indulge in it honestly. They don’t study the stars but base their predictions on hearsay and conjecture. Moreover, they can be influenced and tutored. Shastri did what he was tutored by the narrator to do and say.
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What did Ranga say when the narrator asked him if he wanted to get married?
Why was the narrator distressed when he came to know of Ranga’s views about his marriage?
Describe Rama Rao’s niece Ratna.
When and how did Ranga have the first sight of Ratna?
How did Ranga feel when he heard and saw Ratna for the first time?
Why did the narrator ask Ranga to accompany him to see Shastri?
How did Shastri act after being tutored by the narrator?
Why was Ranga’s face shrivelled and finally, why was he surprised and happy?
“There’s greater truth in the shastra than we imagine”, said Ranga. What does this statement tell about his mind?
What light does Shastri’s and the narrator’s stage-managed acting throw on astrology as it is practised by the astrologers like Shastri?
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