Keki N Daruwalla was not just a feted artist, he was that rare breed — a real poet
It was decades later that Keki became a friend. It began with emails about poetry, and later burgeoned into conversations, interspersed with cheerful literary gossip, over IIC ginger pudding. I grew to admire more than the poetry — his generosity of spirit, his dignity, his stout political integrity, and steadfast approach to human relationships.
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The anecdotes were never self-aggrandising. Indeed, Keki was probably one of the last of the self-deprecatory poets — a precious, fast-dwindling tribe. He once laughingly mentioned that until 25, he saw himself “more as a cricketer” than poet. In , as a young poet, he sent a bunch of poems to Ezekiel from Joshimath. Routed via Srinagar, Garhwal and Rishikesh, the mail took 15 long days to reach Mumbai: “Nissim wrote a nice courteous inland letter (in response), though later he came down to postcards. He would write about this and that, but regarding my poetry, he (had) nothing much to say. If I’d been him and seen those poems, I’d have been much ruder! He was very polite.”
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Padma Shri Keki N Daruwalla, an ex- IPS, a poet & story writer, has great contributions to the literary space of Indian English. A multi talent, Keki widened the scope of Indian English poetry and enriched it in a variety of ways.
Literary Canvas of Daruwalla transcends the national boundary as you could see a confluence of sights and sounds of England, Yugoslavia, Helsinki, Stockholm, Volgograd, and Moscow in his works. Keki Daruwala in his of pursuit of poetry readings has visited many foreign lands. His poetry derives strength equally from his use of symbols, images and metaphors as also from a craftsmanship which is intensely creative & flexible rather mechanical.
Poetic works of K N Daruwalla include “Under Orion”, “Apparition in April”, “Crossing of Rivers”, “The Keeper of the Reed” and “Landscape”. In recognition of his poetic talent, he was awarded the “Sahitya Academy Award” in and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Asia in Keki Daruwalla is also recipient of Padma Shri in , the fourth highest civilian award in India.
Life & Education of Keki N Daruwalla
Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla was born in Lahore in January 24, His father, N.C
Daruwalla, Keki N(asserwanji)
PERSONAL:
Born January 24, , in Lahore, Pakistan; married; children: one. Education: Attended Government College (Ludhiana, India); University of the Punjab, M.A.
ADDRESSES:
Agent—c/o Author Mail, Rupa and Co., 7/16 Makhanlal St., Ansari Rd., Daryaganj, New Delhi , India.
CAREER:
Writer. Member of Indian Police Service, —, superintendent of police, —. Gives readings from his works.
WRITINGS:
POETRY
Under Orion, Writers Workshop (Calcutta, India),
Apparition in April, Writers Workshop (Calcutta, India),
Crossing of Rivers,Oxford University Press (New Delhi, India),
Winter Poems, Allied (New Delhi, India),
The Keeper of the Dead,Oxford University Press (New Delhi, India),
Landscapes, Oxford University Press (New Delhi, India),
A Summer of Tigers: Poems, Indus (New Delhi, India),
Night River: Poems, Rupa and Co. (New Delhi, India),
The Map-Maker: Poems, Ravi Dayal Publisher (Delhi, India),
OTHER
Sword and Abyss: A Collection of Short Stories, Vikas (New Delhi, India),
(Editor) Two Decades of Indian Poetry , Vikas (New Delhi, India),
The Minister for Permanent Unrest and Other Stor
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Keki N. Daruwalla, English writer
Under Orion, The Keeper of the Dead, Apparition in April, Night river, Crossing of rivers, The Scarecrow and the Ghost, Landscapes and For Pepper and Christ are his contributions to English language and literature.
Courtesy: ‘Keki N. Daruwalla', Movie directed by Mr. Dilip Chitre for Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
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