Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was a British novelist, poet and short-story writer born in Bombay, now Mumbai. He worked as a journalist in India before becoming known for stories such as The Jungle Book, Kim and Just So Stories. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. His writing reflects the British imperial world in which he lived. Portrait: Bain News Service, date unrecorded, Library of Congress.