Shayda Award

Shayda Award
Certificate of Shayda Award
Awarded forExcellence in ghazal poetry
Sponsored byINT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts & Research
CountryIndia
Reward(s)Rs. 10,000
First awarded1998
Last awarded2019
Currently held byPranav Pandya
Websitehttp://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]

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  2. ^ "Gujarati ghazal has evolved with time". DNA. 2010-08-15. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07.