“And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'”

English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer, born in British India

Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer, born in British India. He is remembered for writing across several forms, with a body of work shaped in part by the place of his birth. Kipling wrote journalism, fiction, and poetry, and British India left a clear mark on his imagination and themes. His work often reflects imperial settings and the world he knew from early life, which gave his writing a distinctive historical and geographic texture.