Mowgli

Mowgli (/ˈmɡli/) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book stories. He is a feral boy from the Pench area in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India, who originally appeared in Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" (collected in Many Inventions, 1893) and then became the most prominent character in the collections The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book (1894–1895), which also featured stories about other characters.

Mowgli
The Jungle Book character
Mowgli by John Lockwood Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling); an illustration from The Second Jungle Book (1895)
First appearance"In the Rukh" (1893)
Last appearance"The Spring Running" (1895)
Created byRudyard Kipling
In-universe information
NicknameMan-cub, Frog
FamilyUnnamed parents †
Raksha (foster mother)
Rama (foster father)
Messua (foster mother)
Nathoo (foster brother) †
SpouseUnnamed wife
ChildrenUnnamed son
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