The Kalapi Award (Gujarati:કલાપી ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to
Gujarati ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
poets. It was founded by the
INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts and Research. The award is named after Gujarati poet
Kalapi. The amount of 25000 is awarded to recognize and promote Gujarati ghazal poets.
[Trivedi, Ramesh. M. (2005) Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas. (History of Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan]
Recipients
The Kalapi Award has been granted annually since 1997 to the following people:
See also
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Kalapi
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Shayda Award
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 La ...
References
{{Gujarati literary awards
Awards established in 1997
1997 establishments in Gujarat
Gujarati literary awards