We all know of Rudyard Kipling. We literally grew up listening to stories about Mowgli, Sher Khan and Baboo in the 'Jungle Book'. As we grew older (and wiser), we began to see another side to his writings. The poem 'The White Man's Burden' revealed his rather dark thoughts. He opined that the white race had a moral duty to civilise the natives. He pinned this legitimacy seal to imperial powers to advance their colonising ambitions.