LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:9 September 2018
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Rudyard Kipling – A Stern Realist
Envisioning the Image of India in His Short Story

Dr. S. Chelliah, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt.


Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling

Abstract

This paper throws light on Kipling’s social vision of India. He presents a larger vision of a greater India in his short stories, and he projects multi-racial and multi-religious Indians. Through the works of Kipling, one can see India with his own eyes and realise the potential value of India. This article examines how he brought about the picture of India from three angles – social, realistic and natural.

Keywords: Rudyard Kipling, superstition, religion, vision of India, customs of Anglo-Indians.

Culture, Tradition and Heritage – Life-like Picture of India

It is generally agreed that when one speaks of the image of India or any other country, one naturally has in mind the culture, tradition and heritage of that country. In this respect, Rudyard Kipling has caught the image of India successfully in his short stories. Kipling’s image of India is a life-like picture of India during the nineteenth century, when India was under the British rule. In his works, either short stories or fiction, one can find rich portraits of India, teeming with millions of people, their customs and manners, beliefs and superstitions. Not only does Kipling transcend all barriers and beliefs in the oneness of humanity, but his works also show his tendency towards national integration.

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Dr. S. Chelliah, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt.
Professor, Head & Chairperson
School of English & Foreign Languages
Department of English & Comparative Literature
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY
MADURAI – 625 021
Tamil Nadu, India
schelliah62@gmail.com

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