Shayda Award
Annual Gujarati youth ghazal poetry award
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Shayda Award (Gujarati:શયદા ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to a 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][2]
Awarded forExcellence in ghazal poetry
Sponsored byINT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts & Research
CountryIndia
RewardRs. 10,000
| 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 | Rs. 10,000 |
| First award | 1998 |
| Final award | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Harshvi Patel |
| Website | http://www.int-abc.org |
Recipients
The Shayda Award has been granted annually since 1998 to the following people:[3]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Sanju Vala |
| 1999 | Vivek Kane 'Sahaj' |
| 2000 | Mukesh Joshi |
| 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[4] |
| 2011 | Anil Chavda |
| 2012 | Chandresh Makwana[5] |
| 2013 | Bharat Vinzuda |
| 2014 | Bhavesh Bhatt[6] |
| 2015 | Jigar Joshi 'Prem' |
| 2016 | Bhavin Gopani |
| 2017 | Snehi Parmar |
| 2018 | Hemant Punekar |
| 2019 | Pranav Pandya[7] |
| 2025 | Harshvi Patel[8] |