`Phew,” says Major Boone after tasting the liquid dripping from a dank corridor in a ruined Indian city. Major Boone has kidnapped the lovely heroine Kitty, and a second after he touches a match to ...

Genre aficionados are fond of finding literary antecedents in unlikely places, and science fiction devotees' latest rediscovery is the Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). Hugo and Nebula ...

In a signed letter written in 1895, Rudyard Kipling admits to using the work of others in “The Law of the Jungle,” which is featured in Kipling’s famous short story, “The Jungle Book.” The letter ...

Since Rudyard Kipling's children's book was first published in 1984, the story of Mowgli and his life in the jungle, The Jungle Book, has captivated millions – and it is sure to ensnare even more with ...

Mumbai: One's childhood days would have rarely skipped the chapters from The Jungle Book. The author of this popular book, Rudyard Kipling, was born in Mumbai on December 30, 1865. December 30, 2025, ...