Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, British India, he is best
known for his works of fiction The Jungle Book (1894) (a collection of stories which includes Rikki-Tikki-Tavi), Kim (1901)
(a tale of adventure), many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888); and his poems, including Mandalay (1890),
Gunga Din (1890), and If— (1910).