India, April 24 -- The Maharashtra government has sanctioned around Rs.10 crore for the renovation of the 144-year-old Dean's Bungalow, also referred to as the Kipling Bungalow, on the campus of the Sir JJ School of Art.

Constructed in 1882, the wood-and-brick bungalow served as the residence for the school's deans till 2007. Its claim to fame, however, is that it was built to replace the house in which the renowned novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865. Kipling's father, John Lockwood Kipling, was the first dean of the Sir JJ School of Art.

The Kipling Bungalow has been undergoing restoration for several years to fix the damage caused by time and neglect. According to a government order issued on Thursday, the latest conse...