Kalapi Award
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. The amount of ₹ 25000 is awarded to recognize and promote Gujarati ghazal poets.[1]
| Kalapi Award | |
|---|---|
 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(s) | ₹ 25000 |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Udayan Thakker |
| Website | http://www.int-abc.org |
Recipients
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
References
- Trivedi, Ramesh. M. (2005) Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas. (History of Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan
- "The INT Aditya Birla Centre". int-abc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- "ઉદયન ઠકકર અને પ્રણવ પંડ્યાને આઈએનટીનો એવોર્ડ અપાશેઃ ૩ ઓગષ્ટના કાર્યક્રમ". Akila News (in Gujarati). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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