Ketan Valand(1972-93) was an aspiring poet who died at an early age. His poems were collected and published after his death under the title ‘From Within’. Among the different themes treated by Ketan Valalnd, is the theme of love. The purpose of this paper is to undertake an analytical study of the poems which establish Ketan as a poet of love. Keywords: theme of love, romantic poet, optimism, despondency, melancholy, dejection, surrealist poet