ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jungle Book, collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894.

Detailed explanation-2: -Read the original story, first published on Houzz, here. In the snowy Green Mountains of Vermont, Rudyard Kipling spun tales of a boy raised by wolves in the steamy Indian jungle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rudyard Kipling drew inspiration from settings and surroundings of the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The character ‘Mowgli’ was created based on a true story narrated by Sir William Henry Sleeman, about a boy raised by wolves.