Shayda Award

Shayda Award

Certificate of Shayda Award
Awarded for Excellence in ghazal poetry
Sponsored by INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts & Research
Country India
Reward(s) Rs. 10,000
First awarded 1998
Last awarded 2015
Currently held by Bhavin Gopani
Official website http://www.int-abc.org

Shayda Award (Gujarati:શયદા ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to young Gujarati ghazal poet. It was founded by The INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts & Research. The award is named after Gujarati ghazal poet Harji Lavji Damani, known by his pen name "Shayda". A prize of 10000 is awarded to recognize and promote Gujarati ghazal poets.[1]

Recipients

The Shayda Award has been granted annually since 1998 to the following people:[2]

Year Recipient
1998 Sanju Vala
1999 Vivek Kane 'Sahaj'
2000 Mukesh Josh
2001 Raeesh Maniar
2002 Shobhit Desai
2003 Rashid Meer
2004 Makarand Musale
2005 Kiransinh Chauhan
2006 Hiten Anandpara
2008 Ankit Trivedi
2009 Gaurang Thaker
2010 Harsh Brahmbhatt
2011 Anil Chavda
2012 Chandresh Makwana
2013 Bharat vinzuda
2014 Bhavesh Bhatt
2015 Jigar Joshi 'Prem'
2016 Bhavin Gopani

See also

References

  1. Trivedi, Ramesh. M. (2005) Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas. (History of Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan
  2. http://www.int-abc.org/mushairas.htm
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