Quick Info
| Profession | Journalist, Writer, Poet, Novelist |
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| Nationality | British |
| Date of Birth | 30/12/1865 |
| Age | 70 years (died on 18, Jan, 1936) |
| Birthplace | Bombay, British India |
| Date of Death | 18/01/1936 |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Joseph Rudyard Kipling |
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| Famous For | The Jungle Book (a famous children's book), Barrack-Room Ballads, Kim, Captains Courageous, Just So Stories |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
| Notable Achievement | First English writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 |
Educational Qualification(s)
| United Services College, Westward Ho, Bideford |
Personal Life
| Religion | Deeply interested in Buddhism |
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| Ethnicity | English |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Playing Golf, Travelling |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 18/01/1892 |
| Spouse Details | Caroline Starr Balestier was an American |
Family
| Wife/Spouse | Caroline Starr Balestier | ||||||||||||
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| Siblings | Trix Kipling |
Career
| School | United Services College, Westward Ho, North Devon, England |
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| Controversy | Supported Colonel Reginald Dyer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar |
| Career Start | 1882, returned to India to work for Anglo-Indian newspapers |
| Literary Debut | Departmental Ditties (1886) |
| Major Works | Plain Tales From the Hills (1888), Barrack-Room Ballads (1892), The Jungle Book (1894), Captains Courageous (1897), Kim (1901), Just So Stories (1902), Puck of Pook's Hill (1906), Rewards and Fairies (1910) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Literature (1907) |
| Residence | Lived in Brattleboro, Vermont during years in the United States; later resided at Bateman's in Burwash, Sussex from 1902 onwards |
| War Service | One of the first members of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission, advised on inscriptions for headstones in British war cemeteries |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Born in Bombay, British India to Alice and John Lockwood Kipling | |
| 2. Named after Rudyard Lake area by his parents | |
| 3. Parents identified as 'Anglo-Indians' | |
| 4. Resided in Southsea with the Holloways | |
| 5. Rescued from 'Lorne Lodge' with memories of horror by his mother | |
| 6. Developed affection for Florence Garrard during school days | |
| 7. Commenced as assistant editor in Lahore, British India | |
| 8. Debuted with 'Departmental Ditties' in 1886 | |
| 9. Received Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 | |
| 10. Engaged in propaganda work during World War I | |
| 11. Lost son John Kipling in World War I | |
| 12. Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London | |
| 13. Inspired several films based on his Jungle Books | |
| 14. A crater on Planet Mercury and a crocodile species named in his honor | |
| 15. Ashes buried in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey on 23 January 1936, next to graves of Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy | |
| 16. Declined many honours during his lifetime | |
| 17. Died from complications of a perforated ulcer | |
| 18. King George V became a personal friend during his later years |