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Shayda Award | |
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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 | 2019 |
Currently held by | Pranav Pandya |
Website | http://www.int-abc.org |
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]