Kim, is the one of the most famous novel written by Rudyard Kipling. The novel was published in 1901, it is a story of Kimball O' Hora. He is an orphaned, teenager son of an Irish army man, positioned in India during British rule. Kim wanders on Lahore streets and earn his livelihood with difficulty. Wanderer boy meets a Tibetan lama and becomes his disciple. Lama is on quest to achieve enlightenment and find a legendary river 'River of the Arrow'. Kipling describes Kim's adventurous journey from a Street wanderer to monk disciple and joining his father's regiment, in a very interesting manner. Political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia is also shown in the story. Keen efforts of the spies to protect British imperialist interest is also very important narrative of the story. Kim's identity as both European and Indian is crucial to the story. On the whole, this novel depicts, a lively picture of Indian people, culture, religions, superstitions etc. and shows Kim's close tie with this land.
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