Shayda Award
Shayda Award 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.Recipients
The Shayda Award has been granted annually since 1998 to the following people:
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 |
2017 | Snehi Parmar |
2018 | Hemant Punekar |
2019 | Pranav Pandya |