While Rudyard Kipling is a well-known British writer, it is little known that he was actually born in Mumbai, India. He was born in, what was then, Bombay in December of 1865 to an incredibly vivacious mother and a sculptor, pottery designer father. Tourists staying in one of the Bombay India hotels may not know that Kipling was actually born there, though they might be likely to find one of his books in the gift shop. His literary legacy will be remembered in Mumbai and in 2007 it was announced that the J J School of Art will be turned into a museum that will be dedicated to Kipling, and his work.
Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kipling was one of the most popular writers, and was also extremely well respected by his peers. Perhaps his most well known work is The Jungle Book, which has also been adapted into a musical. However, he also wrote many short stories, and some of these are popularly known as well, which is rather uncommon for a writer. The Man Who Would Be King, is perhaps is most well known and popular short story. His major poems include Gunga Din and Mandalay.
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories and of them three revolve around the experiences of the young boy Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by a wolves. These stories are often central to various adaptations, and the Jungle Book has seen quite a few. In 1967 Disney made an animated film version of it, which became an instant success. There was a slight controversy with true fans, however, who were displeased and sometimes offended by the frequent plot interruptions and detours as well as having taking liberties with the nature of many of the characters and even changing the pronunciation of their names. These irritations to true fans didn’t dissuade the box office or popular success of this film, however. More hotels here
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