The royal infant, who later becomes the Tiger King, grows up to be a determined and impulsive ruler. Obsessed with proving his bravery, he takes up hunting tigers to assert his dominance and to counter a prophecy that predicts he ...
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The Tiger King, or Maharaja Jilani Jung Bahadur, is the central character in Kalki’s The Tiger King. He earns this name due to his obsession with hunting and killing tigers, which he believes will affirm his strength and masculinity. His ...
In The Tiger King by Kalki, the general attitude of human beings towards wild animals is portrayed as one of arrogance and dominance, often stemming from a desire to conquer and control nature. The protagonist, the Maharaja, epitomizes this attitude ...
In both The Third Level by Jack Finney and Adventure by Jayant Narlikar, fantasy and reality interweave to explore the protagonists’ longing for an alternate existence. While Charley in The Third Level discovers an imaginary portal to the past as ...
Besides philately, people preserve the past through activities like collecting antiques, maintaining historical sites, archiving photographs, and storytelling. Literature, museums, and films also play a role in reviving and celebrating history. This human tendency to move between the past, present, ...