Banga-Vibhushan
Banga Bibhushan
Award
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.
Quick Facts Awarded for, Sponsored by ...
| 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 |
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The award was conceived by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, on 25 July 2011.[2]
2011
More information Name, Field ...
| 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) |
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2012
More information Name, Field ...
| 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) |
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In May 2012, The Sunday Indian reported that Ravi Shankar had refused the award.[3]
2013
More information Name, Field ...
| 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 |
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2014
- 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
The Banga Bibhushan of 2018 was awarded on 21 May, to the following:
More information Name, Field ...
| 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) |
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2022
More information Name, Field ...
| 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 |
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- 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.
