Lalji Kanpariya is a Gujarati poet from Gujarat, India.

Lalji Kanpariya was born on 13 August 1943 in Vitthalpur village in Amreli district, Gujarat, India. He completed his B.A. in 1966 from Gujarat University and M.A. in 1971 from Saurashtra University; both with Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects. He taught at Prataprai Arts College before retirement.

Lalji Kanpariya

He writes geet, ghazal, metre and non-metre poetry. His first collection of poems Zalmal Tanu (1994) received Jayant Pathak Kavita Prize and prize by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. His second poetry collection Nava Chandrani Kumpal (1999) received Raskavi Raghunath Brahmabhatt Award and Ramesh Parekh Sahitya Ratna Award. His other collections are Shamanana Chitaraman (2005), Harina Hastakshar (2006) and Surya Chandrani Sakhe (2007).

Lalji Kanpariya

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1943 births

Living people

Poets from Gujarat

Gujarati-language writers

Indian male poets

Gujarati-language poets

People from Amreli district

20th-century Indian poets

20th-century Indian male writers

Lalji Kanpariya