Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Joseph Rudyard Kipling |
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| Famous For | The Jungle Book (a famous children's book) |
| Date of Death | 18 January 1936 |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Personal Life
| Hometown | Rudyard, Staffordshire, England |
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| Religion | Deeply interested in Buddhism |
| Ethnicity | English |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Playing Golf, Travelling |
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| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 18 January 1892 |
Family
| Wife/Spouse | Caroline Starr Balestier | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Born in Bombay, British India to Alice and John Lockwood Kipling | |
| Named after Rudyard Lake area by his parents | |
| Parents identified as 'Anglo-Indians' | |
| Resided in Southsea with the Holloways | |
| Rescued from 'Lorne Lodge' with memories of horror by his mother | |
| Developed affection for Florence Garrard during school days | |
| Commenced as assistant editor in Lahore, British India | |
| Debuted with 'Departmental Ditties' in 1886 | |
| Received Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 | |
| Engaged in propaganda work during World War I | |
| Lost son John Kipling in World War I | |
| Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London | |
| Inspired several films based on his Jungle Books | |
| A crater on Planet Mercury and a crocodile species named in his honor |
