Kipling's India

19th century author, Rudyard Kipling spent the first six years of his life in Bombay where his father taught sculpture. After schooling in Britain, he returned to India to work for seven years as a journalist before returning forever to England to write full time. Although he never returned to India, Kipling never lost his delight in the romance, mystery and endless variety of Indian life. India formed his imagination and provided his best themes. In this program, Keith Adam retraces the journey of Kipling’s character Kim, to locate traces of the old India Kipling loved, and in doing so exposes us to the fascination of India.

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Credits

producer

Alan Bateman

production company

Australian Broadcasting Commission

director

Lloyd Capps

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303827

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → India - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Literature → English literature

Literature → Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

People → Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

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Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1977

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