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Keki N. Daruwalla
Indian poet and short story writer (1937–2024)
Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla (24 January 1937 – 26 September 2024) was an Indian poet and short story writer in English.[1][2] He was also an Indian Police Service officer.
Celebrated poet Keki N. Daruwalla talks about his newest collection “Fire Altar” and his interest in history and myth.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, in 1984 for his poetry collection, The Keeper of the Dead, by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[3] He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2014.[4]
Early life and education
Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla was born in Lahore to a Parsi family on 24 January 1937.[5] His father, N.C.
Daruwalla, was an eminent professor, who taught in Government College Lahore. Before the Partition of India, his family left undivided India in 1945 and moved to Junagarh and then to Rampur in India. As a result, he grew up studying in various schools and in various languages.[6][7]
He obtained his