The Tiger King is a humorous and satirical short story from the NCERT Class 12 English textbook Vistas, written by Kalki. The story revolves around the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram, who receives a startling prediction at birth that he will one day die because of a tiger. Determined to defeat fate, the Maharaja dedicates his life to hunting tigers and vows to kill one hundred of them. His obsession with proving the astrologers wrong leads to a series of amusing, ironic, and dramatic events.
These flashcards help students revise important characters, events, themes, literary devices, and vocabulary from the chapter. Learners explore the Maharaja’s arrogance, his relentless tiger hunts, the astrologer’s prophecy, the role of the dewan, and the unexpected twist that leads to the king’s downfall. The story uses satire, humour, exaggeration, and dramatic irony to criticize the misuse of power, blind faith, and human cruelty toward animals. It also highlights how destiny can prevail despite every attempt to escape it.
This study resource develops Reading Comprehension, Literary Analysis, Critical Thinking, Character Analysis, Interpretation Skills, and Ethical Reasoning. Through these flashcards, students learn to analyze satire, irony, symbolism, and themes such as fate, pride, power, and wildlife conservation. The Tiger King Summary, Maharaja Character Sketch, Kalki Story Analysis, Prophecy and Fate, Satire in The Tiger King, Dramatic Irony Examples, Class 12 Vistas Flashcards, and NCERT English Revision are important learning topics supported by this resource.
G12
English
Story
Animal
Tiger
Thinking Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Social Skill
Critical Thinking