 Hello dear learners, I am Dr. Pallavi Gugoy of Krishna Kandahandic State Department University. Welcome to today's program. Today, I shall take up Unit 7 of Gen. English Course, Semester 1, Block 1. The unit is entitled K.K. Indarwala-Wolf and here we shall discuss the life and works of the poet. I shall start with a table of contents where I shall be presenting the learning objectives followed by the introduction, the life of K.K. Indarwala and the literary works of K.K. Indarwala. This will be followed by a few questions to check your progress and the references. Learning objectives. After going through this unit, the learner will be able to gain an insight into the life of the visionary poet K.K. Indarwala and also gain an insight into the literary works of the poet. First I shall provide a brief introduction. Nature and its changing elements find a strong expression in the works of the well-known and widely read Indian poet K.K. Indarwala or better known as K.K. Naseerwanji Darwala. While reading his poems, one feels instantly drawn into the world of nature, enraptured in its mysterious elements and driven by its powerful forces as also reflected in his works. In particular, his nature poetry leads the reader into the depths of the unknown wilderness and directs one's sensibility into probing the significant aspects and realities mirrored in his political landscapes. In the present unit, we shall gain a brief insight into the life and works of the poet. So let us quickly begin. First I shall start with the life of K.K. Indarwala. K.K. Indarwala was born in the year 1937 to a Parsi family in Lahore. His family had moved to Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh and then to Rampur well before the partition days. As a child, he had to change several schools and much of his childhood was spent in India where he received his early education and also completed his higher studies. Darwala had completed his post-graduation in English literature from Government College, Ludhiana. Prior to starting out as a poet and a writer, he had begun his career in the Indian Police Service in 1958. In addition to this, Darwala had also served as a special assistant to the Prime Minister on International Affairs and retired as a Cabinet Secretary. Throughout his challenging career as a police officer, Darwala continued to pursue his interest in writing. Today, Darwala is one of the leading Indian English poets who had also received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1984 for his anthology of poems titled The Keeper of the Dead and also the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Asia in the year 1987. Darwala was honored with a Padmasri in 2014 and has held the post of President of the Poetry Society of India. Now, coming quickly, the literary works of K. K. Darwala. To his credit, K. K. Darwala has written over 12 works that comprise both anthologies of poetry and short stories. His first political work to be published by the writer's workshop was titled Under Orion in the year 1970. This was shortly followed by his second anthology of poems titled Apparition in April in the year 1971 for which he had also won the Uttar Pradesh State Award in 1972. Some of his other notable works are In Morning Dew, Crossing of Rivers, Winter Poems, The Keeper of the Dead, Landscape, A Summer of Tigers, Night River Poems, The Scarecrow and the Ghost, A House in Ranikeet and For Pepper and Christ. The anthologies of his short stories are titled Swords and Abysses and The Minister for Permanent Undress and Other Stories. Here are a few questions to check your progress. Question number one, how did Darwala begin his career before starting out as a poet? Question number two, name the work for which Darwala had received the Sahitya Academy Award. Question number three, when was Darwala honored with a Padmasri? Question number four, name the work for which Darwala had received the Uttar Pradesh State Award. And question number five, write a few lines on the life and works of KK in Darwala. Here are the references you are to refer to the B-English Graduate Self-Learning Material, SLM, that is, of JL English Block 1 Unit 7 Semester 1. Thank you, dear learners.