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Renowned Indian English poet and former IPS officer Keki N. Daruwalla has passed away.

Obituary | Dated: 08 Oct 2024

Padma Shri Award Keki N. Daruwalla, a distinguished English poet and former Indian Police Services (IPS) officer, passed away in September 2024 at the age of 87 in New Delhi. He was born on January 24, 1937, in Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan).

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  • - Keki N. Daruwalla, an IPS officer from the 1958 batch of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre, joined the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and later rose to the rank of secretary at R&AW.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) He retired in 1995 as the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and served as a member of the National Commission for Minorities from 2011 to 2014.
  • (ii) His first poetry collection, "Under Orion," was published in 1970.
  • (iii) He received the UP State Award for his second book, "Apparition in April," in 1972.

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