In contrast to Kipling’s later poem “The White Man’s Burden”, “Gunga Din” (/ˌɡʌŋɡə ˈdiːn/) is named after the Indian and portrays him as a heroic character who is not afraid to face danger on the battlefield as he tends to wounded men.

Kipling’s “If” is written in iambic pentameter, that most famous of English meters. You may have encountered it already in your literary travels, but if you haven’t here’s a quick run-down: A line of iambic pentameter consists of ten syllables, divided into five groups (or feet).

Gunga Din is a 1939 American adventure film from RKO Radio Pictures directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., loosely based on the 1890 poem of the same name by Rudyard Kipling combined with elements of his 1888 short story collection Soldiers Three.

You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din! The poem is about an Indian water-bearer (a low-status Bhishti) who saves the soldier’s life but is soon shot and killed. In the final three lines of the poem, the British soldier regrets the abuse he dealt to Din and admits that Din is the better man of the two.1.

Though I’ve belted you and flayed you, By the livin’ Gawd that made you, You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!

pronouncekiwi – How To Pronounce Gunga Din It’s proper pronunciation is “deen,” and it rhymes with all of the other “-een” words in the poem.

/gūngā/ dumb adjective. Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.

The meaning of imperialism is to create an empire, by conquering the other state’s lands and therefore increasing its own dominance. Colonialism is the builder and preserver of the colonial possessions in an area by a population coming from a foreign region.

Causes of Imperialism 1. Economic Interests- Manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution wanted access to cheap raw materials and natural resources such as rubber, petroleum, manganese, palm oil, cotton, and indigo. They also hoped to modernize other areas and make markets, or places to sell their manufactured goods.

Ironically, reformers–who in theory are the ones trying to make things better–sometimes actually drove imperialism. They argued that taking territories was OK, or even desirable, if the goal was to (in their words) “civilize and improve” their populations.

In the late nineteenth century, the United States abandoned its century-long commitment to isolationism and became an imperial power. Both a desire for new markets for its industrial products and a belief in the racial and cultural superiority of Americans motivated the United States’ imperial mission.

During this “Age of Imperialism,” the United States exerted political, social, and economic control over countries such as the Philippines, Cuba, Germany, Austria, Korea, and Japan.

It’s called “How To Hide An Empire: A History Of The Greater United States.” Well, U.S. imperialism really flowers with the Spanish-American War in 1898. The United States acquired a bunch of territories – Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico.

American imperialism has shaped the world by expanding US territories, increasing relations with foreign countries, and created events which led to World War I.