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.[1][2][3]

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).[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. p. 123. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  2. ^ a b "લાલજી કાનપરિયા (Lalji Kanpariya)". Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ Raval, Vinayak; Jani, Balwant; Modi, Manhar, eds. (1988). Gujaratna Adhyapakono Mahitikosh ગુજરાતના અધ્યાપકોનો માહિતીકોશ [An introduction of Professors teaching Gujarati in Various Universities of India] (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Gujaratino Adhyapak Sangh. p. 4. OCLC 20823629.