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Nanded India
Journey towards full-pants
Jun 30, 2016 01:11 PM 3581 Views

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Ranga half-pants is an endearing novel by Suman Kumar. It is the story of a boy studying in ninth standard. He is the only boy in his class who wears half-pants. All other boys have shifted to full pants. Ranga is bullied for being the only one in half-pants. He lacks the courage and strength to fight it out with the bully Joel, who leaves no opportunity of beating him verbally as well as physically. Ranga has a love interest too. She is studying in his class. But the bully Joel is getting closer to her. Ranga pesters his parents to buy him full pants. But they have their own financial constraints. His father hasn’t received his salary for more than three months. His mother’s mangalsutra is pawned. Redeeming it gets priority over Ranga’s half-pants. Plus there is a parallel track of Prasad who is a rowdy. He wants to come clean for the purpose of his love Tabasssum. Ranga gains both full pants and courage to fight with the nasty bully. But how? For this you will have to read the brilliant novel Ranga half-pants.


The Indian literary scene is full of mushy romances set in college campuses, where the characters hang out in polished malls and eat at multinational food outlets. Amidst this Ranga Half-pants comes across as a fresh breeze. It is a story set in a small town in Andhra pradesh. It carries the smell of the earth from the eighties. How significant are full pants for a boy, only the boy who has been through all the comments with regard to his wearing half-pants knows. Had it been like today where all young and old, men and women roam in half-pants, even when they are visiting the temples, things would have been easier for Ranga and boys like him.


The author creates a unique mix of characters. He recreates the atmosphere in a Brahmin family to the hilt. His father saying education is the only asset which Brahmins have. He linking things that Ranga wants to his performance in exams. The author gets its all correct. He articulates Ranga’s pain, anger and despair brilliantly. Ranga an adolescent boy shaving his face and limbs is relatable too. Many of us have done that when we were adoslescents eager to step into manhood. The novel has many nostalgic moments.


Then come the stereotyped characters like Prasad, Gaja and even Ranga’s love Kaivalya. But the author blends the real and not so real characters very adroitly. The result is a poignant tale of an underdog. The writing is simple, crisp and riveting. Almost every character apart from Ranga’s parents and Kaivalya hurls abuses. But I am no Pahlaj Nihalani or Censor Board to ask for cuts. Come on they are characters and they speak their own language.


This coming of age novel entertains you and at places even makes your eyes moist. You feel for Ranga and you enjoy his journey. The novel is flawless. It is very well written. Ranga half-pants gets full marks from me.


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