The Indian-born writer's reputation is being reassessed, both in the UK and India
bbc / Andrew Walker
21-Feb-2010

Plans for a museum in Rudyard Kipling's Mumbai home commemorating the writer have been shelved following concerns that a memorial to the renowned imperialist and chronicler of the British Raj would be politically unpalatable. But is it time for Indians to reappraise him?

Nearly 75 years after his death, the poet and author Rudyard Kipling remains as celebrated and controversial as ever.

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