Please give character sketches of all charcters in the chapter RANGA'S MARRIAGE.
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Shyama: Shyama is the narrator of the story and a resident of a village called Hosahalli. He is extremely proud of his village and boasts about even the smallest things to an exaggerated level. He is xenophobic and therefore anything that is foreign to his village (such as western culture and the English language) is something to avoid. He favours the traditional thinking and lacks the ability to differentiate right from wrong. This is seen from the fact that he approves child marriage and believes strongly in arranged marriage. Even though he knew that Ranga was against arranged marriage, he manipulates Ranga into marrying Ratna by telling him lies and making Ranga believe that he and Ratna are destined to be together. He displays false humility several times in the story. For example, he thinks himself great for having brought Ranga and Ratna together but when they name their child after him, he pretends to be modest saying that 'Shyama' is such a bad name.
Ranga: The son of the village accountant, Ranga is a boy who went to Bangalore to study. He is against child marriage and strongly believes that a man should marry a woman he loves. He is traditional and never talks against Shyama. He also displays this respect for elders by greeting Shyama and touching his feet. He falls in love with Ratna, merely by listening to her sing. Even though he has finished his education, he is still naive, as he readily believes what the astrologer has to say about his future.
Ratna: She is Rama Rao's niece. She is eleven years old and quite a good singer. In the story, we don't read a lot about her, and don't even learn whether she wants to get married to Ranga or not. But by the end of the story, she is married to Ranga. She is shy by nature and runs inside her house as soon as Ranga comes to visit.
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