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| Native name | હરજી લવજી દામાણી |
| Born | Harji Lavji Damani 24 October 1892 Pipali, Dhandhuka, Gujarat, India |
| Died | 31 May 1962 (aged 69) Mumbai, India |
| Pen name | Shayda |
| Occupation | poet, story writer, novelis, playwright, editor |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Standard 4 |
| Years active | 1912 - 1962 |
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Harji Lavji Damani, better known by his pen name Shayda (24 October 1892 – 31 May 1962) was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short-story writer and playwright from Gujarat, India. He is known as Ghazal Samrat,[1] the king of ghazal poetry, as he established the Gujarati ghazal form in Gujarati literature.
- ^ Indian Drama. New Delhi: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 10 September 2016. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-230-2635-0.