Std. XII English
“THE TIGER KING”
BY KALKI
, An Introduction
The Tiger King is a satire on those in power. The story is
a mixture of the supernatural, humour and irony. The
Tiger King has been magical from his birth. His
arrogance takes him on a path of destruction of the tiger
population. He is so much engrossed in exercising his
power as the king that he fails to notice the havoc he
has created . Even he forgets his duty towards his
subjects and their well being. His minions are scared of
him and fail to guide him. Ultimately, he meets the tragic
death by the piercing of the sliver from a roughly crafted
wooden toy tiger.
, ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Tamil writer, journalist, poet, short story writer, critic and Indian
Independence Activist
• He was named after “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of lord
Vishnu
• His writings include 120 short stories, 5 novels, 3 historical
romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and
music reviews
KALKI R. KRISHNAMURTHY
“THE TIGER KING”
BY KALKI
, An Introduction
The Tiger King is a satire on those in power. The story is
a mixture of the supernatural, humour and irony. The
Tiger King has been magical from his birth. His
arrogance takes him on a path of destruction of the tiger
population. He is so much engrossed in exercising his
power as the king that he fails to notice the havoc he
has created . Even he forgets his duty towards his
subjects and their well being. His minions are scared of
him and fail to guide him. Ultimately, he meets the tragic
death by the piercing of the sliver from a roughly crafted
wooden toy tiger.
, ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Tamil writer, journalist, poet, short story writer, critic and Indian
Independence Activist
• He was named after “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of lord
Vishnu
• His writings include 120 short stories, 5 novels, 3 historical
romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and
music reviews
KALKI R. KRISHNAMURTHY
