1) The document provides a summary of the story "The Tiger King" by Kalki. It describes the main characters, including the Tiger King Maharaja, and the setting of Pratibandapuram Kingdom in pre-independent India. 2) The story follows the Tiger King's quest to kill 100 tigers as foretold by astrologers, which would ultimately lead to his death. He kills 99 tigers before the population in his kingdom becomes extinct. 3) On his son's birthday, the Tiger King buys a toy wooden tiger for a cheap price but is tricked to pay a high amount. He gets an infection from the toy that spreads and leads to an operation. The surgeons

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2. The Tiger King
-Kalki

3. About The Author

4.  Ramaswamy Aiwer Krishnamurty a.k.a kalki
was a Tamil writer,journalist,poet crttic and I
ndian independence activist.
 He was named after “kalki avatar”, the tenth a
nd last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.
 His writing includes one twenty short stories,ten
novels,etc.
 The government of Tmil Nadu issued stamps in
honour of kalki.
 He died at the age of 54.
About the author

5. Characters
 1.The Tiger king
 2.The Astrologer
 3.The Secretary of the British officer
 4.The Dewan
 4.The Dyrai
 5.The Duraisani
 6.The Villagers

6. Location
Pre-Independent India
The Kingdom Of
Pratibandapuram

7. The story
Part -1 The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the
hero.he may be identified as his Highness
Jamedar-General,Khiledar-Mjor,Sata Vyaghra
Samahari Maharaja Visva Bhuvana Samrat,Sir
Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur,M.A.D,A.C.T.C,or
C.R.C.K.
 These names often shortened as “The Tiger
King”.At the time of birth of Tiger King the
astrologers foretold thatone day the Tiger King
would have to die.The child will grew up to
become the Warriors of Warriors,Hero of Heros
,Chanpians of Champians.The child born under

8.  Suddenly
 Oh, Wise
prophets
!!

9.  Suddenly the ten day old Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur
spoke a phrase”O Wise Prophets!”.Everyone stood
transfixed in stupefaction.Again the phrase was
repeated and in no doubt the people understood
that its the ten day old infant who uttered the word
so clearly. The cheif astrologer took of his
spectacles and gaged intently at the baby.The
cheif astrologer paced his finger on his nose in
wonder.”The prinnce was born in the hour of
Bull.The Bull and The Tiger are
enemies.therefore,death comes from the Tiger”,he
explained.Ass soon as the king heard it
pronounced,the crown prince gave a deep
growl.Terrifying words emerged from his lips.
 “Let Tigers beware”

10. Part-2
 The crown prince grew taller and stronger day
by day.The boy drank the milk of an English
cow,was brought up by an English cow,was
brought upby an English by an Englishman,saw
nothing but English films.At the age of
twenty,the state which have been under the
Courts of Wards until then,came into his hands.
After killing the first tiger the Maharaja sent the
dead body of the beast to the astrologer.The
astrologer said,”Your majesty may kill ninety-
nine tiger in the same manner but what about
the hundredthtiger”.Whatif the hundredth tiger

11.  The astrologer said,”then I will tear up all my books of astrology , set fire to them and cut of
my tuft,crop my hair short and become an insurance agent”.
 King Said:

12. Part 3
 The Tiger inhibiting in Pratibandipuram
celebrated from that day.The state banne tiger
hunting by anyone except the
Maharaja.Proclimed was issued to the effects
that if anyone dared to fling a stone at atiger,al
his propety and wealth wil be cofiscated.The
maharaja vowed he would attend to all other
matter after killing the hundredth tiger.Not that
he faced no dangers.Tere were times when the
bullet missed the tiger and the tiger leaped on
the maharaja and he dfought the beast with
hands and won.At another time he was in

13.  No One Can Hunt A tiger In The
Forest Of Pratibandipuram Except
Maharaja

14.  He asked the Maharaja to have a photothe tiger
he has shot.The Maharaja refused to grant
permission.The British officers secretary sent
word to maharaja through the dewan that the
durai himself did not have to the tiger.The
Maharaja stood in danger of losing his kingdom
itself.The Majaraja and the dewan held
deliberations over this issue.A telegram was
despatched forth with to a famous British
company of jwellers in calcutta.”Send some
samples of expensive diemond rings of different
design”.Some fifty rings arrived.The whole lot
was sent tothe British officers good lady.The
king and the minister thought that the duraisani
to choose one or two rings and send the
rest.The reply came from duraisani,”Thank you

15.  The Maharaja was happy that in spite of
loosing three lakh of rupees he had managed to
retain his Kingdom.
Part 4
 The Maharajas tiger hunts continued and
within ten years he managed to kill
seventy tiger.Then a unforeseen hurdle
brought his mission to a standstill.The
tiger population came to an extinct in the
forest of Pratibandapuram.
 Who knows whether the tigers practised
birth control or committed harakiri?

16.  The Maharaja asked the dewan to draw
statistics of the tiger population in different
native state and a girl from a royal family.The
Maharaja JungJung Bahadur married a girl
where a large numbre of tiger population was
present.He killed fiveor six tigers whenever he
visited his father in law.In this manner ninety
nine tiger skin adorned the walls of the
reception hall in Pranibandapuram.

17. Maharaja is getting
married

18. Part-5
 The maharajas anxiety reached the peak when
just one tiger was left to achieve his tally of
hundred.The Maharaja regularly reminded the
late astrologers phrophecy regarding his own
death.The Maharaja announced a three year
exemption from all taxes for that village which
informed him about a tiger.The Maharaja
reached a forest and refused to go back until
the tiger was found.The dewan saw a Tiger
being brought from the Peoples Park in
Madras.The next day the tiger was wandering in
the jungles where the Maharaja was
hunting.The tiger came infront of the king and

19.  The Maharaja was overwhelmed with joy afte
killing thee tiger.The hunters went to take a
closer look at the tiger.The tiger looked back at
them rolling its eyes in bafflement.They realised
that the tiger had just fainted from the shock of
the bullet whizzing past.The Maharaja missed
the target.One of the hunter took aim from a
distance and shot the tiger.This time it killed it
without missing his mark.Then as commanded
by the king ,the dead tiger was buried and a
tomb was created over it.A few days later the
Maharajas sons third birthday was
celebrated.The king decided to give his son a
special gift on his birthday.He went out to
buy.The Maharaja spotted a wooden tiger in a
toyshop and birthday.

20.  Birthday Gift And The Hundredt
Tiger Which Turned Kings Life.

21.  He went out to buy.The Maharaja spotted a
wooden tiger in a toyshop and decided to buy
it.The wooden tiger cost only two annas and a
quater ,but the shopkeeper tricked the Maharaja
and said the price of three hundred rupees.On
that day the Maharaja and the prince played
with that tiny little wooden tiger.Its surface was
rough and tiny silvers of wood stood up like
quills all over it.One of those slivers pierced the
the Maharajas right hand but he pulled it out
and continued playing.The next day,infection
flared in the Maharas right hand.In four days,it
developed into a suppurating sore which spread
all over the arm.Three surgeons performed the
operation came out and announced ,”The
operation is successful,The Maharaja is