Keshav Malik

Biography:

Keshav Malik is a renowned Indian poet critic arts scholar and curator. He has been awarded Padmashree the fourth highest civilian award in India for his contribution to literature. He was born on November 5 1924 in the town of Miani in what is now the Punjab province of Pakistan - but at the time was part of British India. In 2004 Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Art made him the Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi for lifetime contribution which is its highest award.