Rudyard Kipling  was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, his
tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. he was born on December 30, 1865 Â Mumbai India and died
January 18, 1936, London, England. Kipling was the son of Alice MacDonald and John Lockwood Kipling, an artist and teacher.
Kipling's early years were spent in India, where his father was an art teacher at the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. After the
Kipling family returned to England, Rudyard and his sister were placed in a boarding house, which he later described as a harsh
experience that influenced his work.
He began his writing career as a journalist in India, producing poems and short stories that gained popularity. His early collections,
including "Plain Tales from the Hills" and "The Phantom 'Rickshaw," showcased his talent for capturing the essence of British colonial
life in India. His experiences in India deeply influenced his work, giving it a unique authenticity.
Kipling's best-known works include "The Jungle Book" (1894) and "Just So Stories" (1902), which are celebrated for their
imaginative narratives and moral lessons. "The Jungle Book," in particular, became a classic, Â This is the story of a wolf pack who
adopt a human child, when the tiger, Shere Khan, hunts outside of his territory against the law of
the jungle. Mowgli, the boy, grows up with the animals. He learns the law of the jungle from Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther
is his protector. But Shere Khan, the strongest of the hunters, as well as the most alone, is biding his time until he can get the prey
that he thinks is rightfully his. Most people have seen the movie, but Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is a very special story with
much more in it than the film, as well as being a magically told tale.Â
In 1907, Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the honor. His
acceptance speech emphasized the importance of the writer's responsibility to address both the triumphs and the tribulations of
humanity.
Kipling was the recipient of many honorary degrees and other awards. In 1926 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Society of
Literature, which only Scott, Meredith, and Hardy had been awarded before him.Â
Despite his success, Kipling's work was often controversial, particularly for its portrayal of British colonialism. He was a staunch
imperialist and his writings reflected the attitudes of his time, which have since been critiqued for their portrayal of colonial attitudes.
Kipling's poems and stories were extraordinarily popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, but after World War I his reputation
as a serious writer suffered through his being widely viewed as a jingoistic imperialist. (His rehabilitation was attempted, however, by
T.S. Eliot.) His verse is indeed vigorous, and in dealing with the lives and colloquial speech of common soldiers and sailors it broke
new ground. Balladry, music hall song, and popular hymnology provide its unassuming basis; even at its most serious---as in
"Recessional" (1897) and similar pieces in which Kipling addressed himself to his fellow countrymen in times of crisis---the effect is
rhetorical rather than imaginative.
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