American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

A close reading of some of the poems of Keki N.daruwalla often projects his as a bard. He may be also called a repository of the legend of his reader and of the oral folk-lore. He has borrowed the tales from different epics, cultures and religion and put those into his verse to make his verse a telling commentary of different mythologies, legends and his verse has become philosophical and mythological in nature. In his poetry one can found tales from his Parsi background, from Hindu mythology and also from Greek, Islam, African and Judaism philosophy. But threads from Hindu mythology and Hindu philosophy are more prominent in him. In some pieces tales from Bible are also seen. As a result of all these his poetry becomes a medium through which he unveils many truth behind these mythologies and throws light on some particular Hindu philosophical foundations. Although he has a Parsi origin but the long time he spends in northern India allures him more to think about India and mythologies related to India.