Rudyard was the son of John Lockwood and Alice Kipling, who had come to India to seek opportunities in the mid-19th century. – The Jungle Book was written by Rudyard Kipling, future Nobel Laureate and child of colonial India, and published in 1894. Although most of us are acquainted with the happy-go-lucky Disneyfied version, Kipling’s tale itself has many dark undertones. Just say those magic words – The Jungle Book – and a rush of visuals, bits of dialogue and songs flood the mind. Why, one of its songs, The Bare Necessities, was even nominated for an Academy Award. The book was adapted to the big screen decades ago and has also been the inspiration for musicals. There can be only one epic tale with such universal appeal and that’s Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. It’s a timeless classic and a rite of passage for every child of every generation, across the world.
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