Synopsis The Poetry of Keki N. Daruwalla: A Critical Study is a detailed analysis of the work of the poet, a major contemporary Indian English writer. The book explores the various aspects of Daruwalla’s poetry such as, its social dimension, its use of motifs of death and violence and its exceptional ability to create a sense of place and character. The book also discusses Daruwalla’s poetic craft. The study takes into account Daruwalla’s books from Under Orion to A Summer of Tigers. Keki N. Daruwalla has established himself as an important voice in Indian English Poetry. The richness, power and complexity of his poetry place him in the same category as the best anywhere in the world. He is a poet with a powerfully developed social conscience whose humanism is expressed in form that is evocative, subtle and oblique. His poetry broadens the imaginative range of the reader and adds a new experiential dimension to his life. It has a thematic universality with a rich sub-surface web of signification. In this study the author attempts to analyze the historical, social and philosophical roots out of Daruwalla’s poetry grows. The comprehensive analysis of Daruwalla’s poetry in the book will make it useful to students, scholars and teachers in Indian universities.