Harji Lavji Damani | |
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Native name | હરજી લવજી દામાણી |
Born | Harji Lavji Damani 24 October 1892 Pipali, Dhandhuka, Gujarat, India |
Died | 31 May 1962 Mumbai, India | (aged 69)
Pen name | Shayda |
Occupation | poet, story writer, novelis, playwright, editor |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Standard 4 |
Years active | 1912 - 1962 |
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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,[1] the king of ghazal poetry, as he established the Gujarati ghazal form in Gujarati literature.