Kavishwar Dalpatram Award

The Kavishwar Dalpatram Award (Gujarati: કવિશ્વર દલપતરામ ઍવોર્ડ) is a literary honour in Gujarat, India given by Vardhman Vikas Seva Trust, Wadhwan. The award is conferred annually to the Gujarati language poet for his significant contribution in Gujarati poetry since 2010. Founded by Vardhman Vikas Trust, the award is named after renowned Gujarati language poet Dalpatram. The award comprises shield, showl^{[check spelling]} and the cash prize of Rs. 25000.^[1]

Kavishwar Dalpatram Award
Dalpatram Poetry Award
Awarded for	literary honour in Gujarat, India
Sponsored by	Vardhman Vikas Seva Trust
Date	2010 (2010)
Location	Wadhwan
Country	India
Presented by	Vardhman Vikas Seva Trust
Reward(s)	Rs. 25000
First award	2010
Final award	2020
Currently held by	S. S. Rahi

Recipients

The Kavishwar Dalpatram Award has been granted annually since 2010 to the following people:^[2]

Year	Recipient
2010	Nalin Raval
2011	Bhanuprasad Pandya
2012	Harikrishna Pathak
2013	Vinod Joshi
2014	Harshad Trivedi
2015	Ramesh Acharya
2016	Nayan Desai[3]
2017	Jayendra Shekhadiwala
2018	Praful Pandya
2019	Jawahar Bakshi[4]
2020	S. S. Rahi[4]