Banga Bibhushan
| Banga Bibhushan | |
|---|---|
| State Civilian award | |
| Awarded for | Services of personalities in various fields |
| Sponsored by | Government of West Bengal |
| Location | West Bengal |
| Reward(s) | ₹200,000 |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 22 |
| First winner | Amala Shankar |
| Last winner | Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussein Khan |
Banga Bibhushan Samman (Bengali: বঙ্গবিভূষণ) is a title instituted by the West Bengal government to honour the services of personalities in various fields.[1] The Banga Ratna Samman and the Banga Bhushan Samman ("Bengal ornament" বঙ্গ ভূষণ) awards are also granted.
The award was conceived by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, on 25 July 2011.[2]
List of awardees[edit]
2011[edit]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Amala Shankar | Dance |
| Mahashweta Devi | Literature |
| Sandhya Mukhopadhyay | Music (Bengali Modern Songs) |
| Supriya Devi | Film (acting) |
| Manna Dey | Music (Bengali Modern Songs and Hindi Film Music) |
| Amjad Ali Khan | Music (Indian Classical Instrumental) |
| Dwijen Mukhopadhyay | Music (Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali Modern Songs) |
| Shailen Manna | Sports (Football) |
| Haradhan Bandopadhyay | Film (acting) |
2012[edit]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Suchitra Sen | Film (acting) |
| Leslie Claudius | Sports (hockey) |
| Jogen Chowdhury | Painting |
| Rudraprasad Sengupta | Theatre |
| Bibhas Chakraborty | Theatre |
| Shaoli Mitra | Theatre |
| Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Literature |
| Sanjeev Chattopadhyay | Literature |
| Goutam Ghose | Film (Direction) |
| Joy Goswami | Literature |
| Ranjit Mallick | Film (acting) |
| Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty | Music (Hindustani Classical) |
| Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussein Khan | Music (Sehnai) |
In May 2012, The Sunday Indian reported that Ravi Shankar had refused the award.[3]
2013[edit]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Amitabha Chowdhury | Journalist |
| B.K. Birla | Industrialist |
| Mithun Chakraborty | Film (acting) |
| Narayan Debnath | Artist |
| Purna Das Baul | Singer |
| Rituporno Ghosh | Film Maker |
| Sabitri Chatterjee | Actor |
| Sandhya Roy | Actor |
| Subir Sen | Singer |
| Subhaprasanna | Painter |
| Sourav Ganguly | Sports |
| Chuni Goswami | Sports |
| P. K. Banerjee | Sports |
| Tulsidas Balaram | Sports |
| Thankamani Kutti | Dancer |
2014[edit]
- Alakananda Roy. - Culture
- Deepankar De. - Film
- Madhabi Mukherjee. - Film
- Brij Mohan Khaitan. - Industrialist
- Makhanlal Natta . - Jatra
- Nrisinha Prasad Bhaduri. - Literary Person
- Sukumar Mukherjee. - Medical
- Arun Bhaduri. - Music
- Sonam Tsering Lepcha - Music
- Haimanti Sukla. - Music
- Mohan Singh Khangura. - Music
- Justice Md. Abdul Ghani. - Social Service
- Father Fellix - Social Service
2018[edit]
The Banga Bibhushan of 2018 was awarded on 21 May, to the following:
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Asha Bhosle | (singer) |
| Binapani Debi | (Mathua Activist) |
| Girija Shankar Roy | (academician) |
| Suhrid Kumar Bhowmick | (linguist) |
| Samaresh Majumder | (writer) |
| Subrata Bhattacharya | (footballer) |
| Mohammed Habib | (footballer) |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | (actor) |
| Shyamal Kumar Sen | (judge) |
2022[edit]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Pandit Anindo Chatterjee | Music[7] |
| Mohun Bagan | Sports |
| East Bengal | Sports |
| Mohammedan Sporting | Sports |
| Kumar Sanu | Music |
| Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Music |
| Debshankar Halder | Theatre |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Staff Reporter (24 July 2011). "Bangabibhushan title for luminaries". www.thehindu.com. Kolkata: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangabibhushan Sanmelan 2011 at Science city auditorium". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Ravi Shankar refuses 'Bangabibhusan' Award". Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Host of celebrities to be get Bengal government awards Monday". Business Standard India. 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Chief Minister's Office: Banga Bibhusan and Banga Bhusan – 2018". wbcmo.gov.in. The Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "'বঙ্গবিভূষণ' পুরস্কার পেলেন আশা ভোঁসলে, সমরেশ, প্রসেনজিৎ" [Banga Bibhushan for Asha Bhosle, Samaresh, Prasenjit and others]. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (20 July 2022). "Banga Bibhushan honour for Pt Anindo Chatterjee". The Times of India. Kolkata. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "3 iconic city football clubs to receive Banga Bibhushan". www.millenniumpost.in. Kolkata, West Bengal: Millennium Post. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Mukherjee, Sayan (25 July 2022). "'Not clubs but institutions': Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan receive Banga Bibhushan award". www.news9live.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: News Nine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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