Kenneth Douglas Stewart Anderson (8 March 1910 – 30 August 1974) was an Indian writer and hunter who wrote books about his adventures in the jungles of South India.

Kenneth Anderson was born in Bolarum, Secunderabad and came from a Scottish family that settled in India for six generations.

in Poona, Bombay Presidency and dealt with the salaries paid to military personnel, having an honorary rank of captain.

[1] His love for the inhabitants of the Indian jungle led him to big game hunting and to writing real-life adventure stories.

[citation needed] Anderson's style of writing is descriptive, as he talks about his adventures with wild animals.

While most stories are about hunting tigers and leopards – particularly man-eaters – he includes chapters on his first-hand encounters with elephants, bison, and bears.

Anderson gives insights into the people of the Indian jungles of his time, with woods full of wildlife and local inhabitants having to contend with poor quality roads, communication and health facilities.

This incident is described in his book Man Eaters and Jungle Killers in the chapter entitled "The Maurauder of Kempekarai".

He wrote a novel called the Fires of Passion which highlighted the situation of the Scottish people in South India.