Mowgli

<em>The Jungle Book</em>Mowgli and Baloo the bear in The Jungle Book (1967).

Mowgli, fictional character, an Indian boy raised by wolves who is the central figure in Rudyard Kipling’s collection of children’s stories included in The Jungle Book (1894) and its sequel (1895).

A character by the name of Mowgli first appeared in Kipling’s story “In the Rukh” (1892; collected in Many Inventions, 1893). In this story he is an adult who, from time to time, refers to his unusual childhood.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: Mowgli
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 04 February 2016
Access Date: February 22, 2025