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'''Dina Sanichar''' (1860 or 1861–1895) was a [[feral child]]. | '''Dina Sanichar''' (1860 or 1861–1895) was a [[feral child|feral boy]]. A group of hunters discovered him among [[Indian wolf|wolves]] in a cave in [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British Raj|India]] in February 1867,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaul|first=Ikbal|date=1978-10-15|title=During the last century, nearly 50 cases of wolf children reported in India|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/living/story/19781015-during-the-last-century-nearly-50-cases-of-wolf-children-reported-in-india-823091-2014-03-12|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=India Today|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103821/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/living/story/19781015-during-the-last-century-nearly-50-cases-of-wolf-children-reported-in-india-823091-2014-03-12 |archive-date=2021-01-20 }}</ref> at the age of around six.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Degregory|first=Lane|date=2008-08-03|title=Feral children through the ages|url=http://www.tampabay.com/projects/girl-in-the-window/feral-children|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.tampabay.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117023911/http://www.tampabay.com/projects/girl-in-the-window/feral-children/ |archive-date=2017-11-17 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mathur|first=Priyanshi|date=2018-12-10|title=Meet The Real-Life Mowgli – Dina Sanichar Who Was Raised By A Pack Of Wolves|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/meet-the-real-life-mowgli-dina-sanichar-who-was-raised-by-a-pack-of-wolves-358296.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210162249/https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/meet-the-real-life-mowgli-dina-sanichar-who-was-raised-by-a-pack-of-wolves-358296.html |archive-date=2018-12-10 }}</ref><ref name="malson">{{cite book |last=Malson |first=Lucien |date=1972 |title=Wolf children and the problem of human nature |url=https://archive.org/details/wolfchildrenprob00mals |location=New York and London |publisher=Monthly Review Press |page=45 |isbn=9780902308244}}</ref><ref name="ferris20">{{cite book |last=Ferris |first=George C. |date=3 June 1902 |title=Sanichar the Wolf-Boy of India |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Lanichar_the_wolf_boy_of_India_.._(IA_lanicharwolfboyo00ferr).pdf |location=New York City |page=20 |isbn=}}</ref> | ||
{{ | Sanichar was sent to the Secundra orphanage at [[Agra]] where he lived among other humans for over twenty years. He never learned to speak and remained seriously impaired his entire life. | ||
==Discovery== | |||
Dina Sanichar was discovered in a cave in the [[Bulandshahr district|district of Bulandshahr]] and was brought to [[William Lowe (civil servant)|William Lowe]], the local [[District magistrate|district magistrate and collector]].<ref name=Notes1886>{{cite book |title=Notes and Queries |date=1886 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=178 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLeLZtG33ZwC&dq=william+henry+lowe+bulandshahr&pg=PA178 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Ha>{{cite book |last1=Ha |first1=James C. |last2=Campion |first2=Tracy L. |title=Dog Behavior: Modern Science and Our Canine Companions |date=2018 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-12-816746-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gON8DwAAQBAJ&dq=bulandshahr%C2%A0&pg=PA176 |language=en}}</ref> Lowe subsequently sent Sanichar to the Secundra orphanage at [[Agra]].<ref name=Notes1886/><ref>{{cite news |title=Wolf boys |publisher=North British Advertiser & Ladies' Journal |date=5 September 1885 |page=3}}</ref> | |||
At the orphanage<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2013-11-06|title=Legendary wildlife conservators and jungle lore|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/legendary-wildlife-conservators-and-jungle-lore-23576.html|access-date=2021-04-07|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref> he was given the name "Sanichar" because he arrived on a Saturday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Real story of Mowgli Netflix Movie: Who was Mowgli. The Jungle Book character & how did it inspire Netflix's 2018 Hindi movie Mowgli|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/true-story-behind-mowgli-netflix-hindi-movie-2018-what-is-the-real-story-of-mowgli-legend-of-the-jungle-who-was-mowgli-jungle-book-character|access-date=2021-04-07|website=GQ India|date=7 December 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> When he arrived at the orphanage, he reportedly walked on all fours and ate raw meat.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wyness|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmkCDgAAQBAJ&dq=dina+sanichar&pg=PT46|title=Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context|date=2018-06-27|publisher=Sage|isbn=978-1-5264-2250-7|language=en}}</ref> While he could not speak, he would make sounds similar to a wolf.<ref name=":0" /> He went on to live among other humans for over twenty years but never learned to speak and remained seriously impaired his entire life.<ref name="malson" /><ref name="zingg">{{cite journal |last1=Zingg |first1=Robert M. |date=1940 |title=Feral man and extreme cases of isolation |journal=The American Journal of Psychology |volume=53 |issue=4 |pages=487–517|doi=10.2307/1417630 |jstor=1417630 }}</ref> Sanichar was a heavy smoker.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Malson|first=Lucien|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtZWCgAAQBAJ&dq=dina+sanichar&pg=PA45|title=Wolf Children|date=1972|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=978-0-85345-264-5|language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Death and legacy== | |||
He died of [[tuberculosis]] in 1895.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
Sanichar was possibly the inspiration for the character [[Mowgli]] in ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]].<ref name=Sorabji1904>{{cite book |last=Sorabji |first=Caroline |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0A2AQAAMAAJ&dq=lowe&pg=PA38 |title=The Wide World Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly of True Narrative, Travel, Customs, and Sport |date=1904 |publisher=George Newnes |pages=38 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:14, 4 July 2023
Dina Sanichar (1860 or 1861–1895) was a feral boy. A group of hunters discovered him among wolves in a cave in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India in February 1867,[1] at the age of around six.[2][3][4][5]
Sanichar was sent to the Secundra orphanage at Agra where he lived among other humans for over twenty years. He never learned to speak and remained seriously impaired his entire life.
Discovery[edit]
Dina Sanichar was discovered in a cave in the district of Bulandshahr and was brought to William Lowe, the local district magistrate and collector.[6][7] Lowe subsequently sent Sanichar to the Secundra orphanage at Agra.[6][8]
At the orphanage[9] he was given the name "Sanichar" because he arrived on a Saturday.[10] When he arrived at the orphanage, he reportedly walked on all fours and ate raw meat.[11] While he could not speak, he would make sounds similar to a wolf.[3] He went on to live among other humans for over twenty years but never learned to speak and remained seriously impaired his entire life.[4][12] Sanichar was a heavy smoker.[13]
Death and legacy[edit]
He died of tuberculosis in 1895.[9]
Sanichar was possibly the inspiration for the character Mowgli in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ Kaul, Ikbal (1978-10-15). "During the last century, nearly 50 cases of wolf children reported in India". India Today. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ Degregory, Lane (2008-08-03). "Feral children through the ages". www.tampabay.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mathur, Priyanshi (2018-12-10). "Meet The Real-Life Mowgli – Dina Sanichar Who Was Raised By A Pack Of Wolves". IndiaTimes. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Malson, Lucien (1972). Wolf children and the problem of human nature. New York and London: Monthly Review Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780902308244.
- ↑ Ferris, George C. (3 June 1902). Sanichar the Wolf-Boy of India (PDF). New York City. p. 20.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press. 1886. p. 178.
- ↑ Ha, James C.; Campion, Tracy L. (2018). Dog Behavior: Modern Science and Our Canine Companions. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-816746-5.
- ↑ "Wolf boys". North British Advertiser & Ladies' Journal. 5 September 1885. p. 3.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Legendary wildlife conservators and jungle lore". The Statesman. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Real story of Mowgli Netflix Movie: Who was Mowgli. The Jungle Book character & how did it inspire Netflix's 2018 Hindi movie Mowgli". GQ India. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ Wyness, Michael (2018-06-27). Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context. Sage. ISBN 978-1-5264-2250-7.
- ↑ Zingg, Robert M. (1940). "Feral man and extreme cases of isolation". The American Journal of Psychology. 53 (4): 487–517. doi:10.2307/1417630. JSTOR 1417630.
- ↑ Malson, Lucien (1972). Wolf Children. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-85345-264-5.
- ↑ Sorabji, Caroline (1904). The Wide World Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly of True Narrative, Travel, Customs, and Sport. George Newnes. p. 38.
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