Who wrote the poems If, Gunga Din, Mandalay, and The Female of the Species?
Gunga Din The poem was published as one of the set of martial poems called the "Barrack-Room Ballads". In contrast to Kipling's later poem "The White Man's Burden", "Gunga Din" () is named after the Indian, portraying him as a heroic character who is not afraid to face danger on the battlefield as he tends to wounded men. The English soldiers who order Din around and beat him for not bringing them water fast enough are presented as being callous and shallow, and ultimately inferior to him. Although "Din" is frequently pronounced to rhyme with "pin", the rhymes within the poem make
The Gunga Din The Gunga Din The Gunga Din was an American rock band, formed in 1998 in New York City. Featuring vocalist Siobhan Duffy, guitarist/vocalist Bill Bronson, bassist Chris Pravdica, drummer Jim Sclavunos, and keyboardist Maria Zastrow, the band released two albums, "Introducing: The Gunga Gin" and "Glitterati", in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Its members came from a diverse musical background, playing in the bands such as God Is My Co-Pilot, Swans, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Described as a "New York-style art rock band," The Gunga Din combined a Farfisa organ and psychedelic music-inspired drumming. Its debut album was