Who created the fictional character named after the Hindi and Urdu word for "elephant" in the book where the principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli?
Hathi Shree. Hathi is a fictional character created by Rudyard Kipling for the Mowgli stories collected in "The Jungle Book" (1894) and "The Second Jungle Book" (1895). Hathi is a bull elephant that lives in the jungle. Kipling named him after "hāthī" (हाथी),(ہاتھی) the Hindi and Urdu word for "elephant".
Abanindranath Tagore Abanindranath Tagore (অবনীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর) (7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951) was the principal artist and creator of "Indian Society of Oriental Art". He was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi values in Indian art, thereby founding the influential Bengal school of art, which led to the development of modern Indian painting He was also a noted writer, particularly for children. Popularly known as 'Aban Thakur', his books "Rajkahini, Budo Angla, Nalak," and "Khirer Putul" are landmarks in Bengali language children's literature.