Kalapi Award
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| Kalapi Award | |
|---|---|
| File:Kalapi Award.jpg Certificate of Kalapi Award | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Gujarati ghazal poetry |
| Sponsored by | INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts & Research |
| Location | Mumbai |
| Country | India |
| Reward | ₹ 25000 |
| First award | 1997 |
| Final award | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Udayan Thakker |
| Website | http://www.int-abc.org |
The Kalapi Award (Gujarati:કલાપી ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to Gujarati ghazal poets. It was founded by the INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts and Research. The award is named after Gujarati poet Kalapi, circa 1900 Thakor (prince) Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil of Lathi state in Gujarat.. The amount of ₹ 25000 is awarded to recognize and promote Gujarati ghazal poets.[1]
Recipients
[edit | edit source]The Kalapi Award has been granted annually since 1997 to the following people:[2]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Amrut Ghayal |
| 1998 | Adil Mansuri |
| 1999 | Manoj Khanderia |
| 2000 | Chinu Modi |
| 2001 | Rajendra Shukla |
| 2002 | Manhar Modi |
| 2003 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma |
| 2004 | Khalil Dhantejvi |
| 2005 | Asim Randeri |
| 2006 | Jawahar Bakshi |
| 2007 | Asharaf Dabawala |
| 2008 | Ratilal 'Anil' |
| 2009 | Rajesh Vyas 'Miskin' |
| 2010 | Harish Meenashru |
| 2011 | Adam Tankaravi |
| 2012 | Harsh Brahmbhatt |
| 2013 | Nayan Desai |
| 2014 | Mukul Choksi |
| 2015 | Hemen Shah |
| 2016 | Raeesh Maniar |
| 2017 | Hemant Dhorda |
| 2018 | Vinod Joshi |
| 2019 | Udayan Thakker[3] |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Trivedi, Ramesh. M. (2005) Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas. (History of Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan
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