Shayda Award (Gujarati:શયદા ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to a young

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

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 Harji Lavji Damani, better known by his pen name Shayda (24 October 1892 – 31 May 1962) was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short-story writer and playwright from Gujarat, India. He is known as ''Ghazal Samrat'', the king of ghazal poetry, ...

, known by his pen name Shayda. A prize of 10000 is awarded to recognize and promote Gujarati ghazal poets.

Recipients

The Shayda Award has been granted annually since 1998 to the following people:http://www.int-abc.org/mushairas.htm

References

{{Gujarati literary awards Awards established in 1998 1998 establishments in Gujarat Gujarati literary awards

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