Kipling, Rudyard 1865-1936 creator Kaltimo, Eino 1904-1928 text utu 2025 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Vilhelm valloittaja : Kertomuksia Intiasta" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales portray British India through vivid episodes of military life, frontier administration, and encounters between colonizers and indigenous peoples. Expect jungles, hill forts, superstition, and duty-bound protagonists moving through peril and ritual alongside local guides and tribes. The opening of the collection centers on “Hänen kantaisänsä hauta,” following young John Chinn as he joins his father’s old Bhil regiment in Central India and is instantly recognized as the image—and heir—of his line. Through his bond with the veteran scout Bukta and the Bhil soldiers, Chinn proves himself in a bold, on-foot tiger hunt and learns the tribe’s lore, including a belief that his ancestor rides a spotted tiger as an omen. When unrest flares in the Satpura hills over a feared vaccination campaign, Chinn travels to his forebear’s flower-strewn grave, gathers the terrified Bhils, and uses calm authority and personal example to explain and begin the inoculations. The section sketches a world of inherited duty, mutual dependence, and the tension between modern governance and tribal belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Hänen kantaisänsä hauta -- Viidakkopojan avioliitto -- Vilhelm Valloittaja. Translations of: The tomb of his ancestors; In the rukh; William the Conqueror. Release date is 2025-06-03 Tapio Riikonen Originally published: Helsinki: Oy Kansanvalta, 1925 India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction PR Helsinki: Oy Kansanvalta, 1925 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76218 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76218 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134750.0 76218