Banga Bibhushan

Banga Bibhushan
বঙ্গবিভূষণ (Bengali)
State Civilian award
Awarded for Services of personalities in various fields
Sponsored by Government of West Bengal
Location West Bengal
Reward(s) ₹ 2 lakhs
First awarded 2011
Last awarded 2012
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

2011

NameField
Amala ShankarDance
Mahashweta DeviLiterature
Sandhya MukhopadhyayMusic (Bengali Modern Songs)
Supriya DeviFilm (acting)
Manna DeyMusic (Bengali Modern Songs and Hindi Film Music)
Amjad Ali KhanMusic (Indian Classical Instrumental)
Dwijen MukhopadhyayMusic (Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali Modern Songs)
Shailen MannaSports (Football)
Haradhan BandopadhyayFilm (acting)

2012

NameField
Suchitra SenFilm (acting)
Leslie ClaudiusSports (hockey)
Jogen ChowdhuryPainting
Rudraprasad SenguptaTheatre
Bibhas ChakrabortyTheatre
Shaoli MitraTheatre
Shirshendu MukhopadhyayLiterature
Sanjeev ChattopadhyayLiterature
Goutam GhoseFilm (Direction)
Joy GoswamiLiterature
Ranjit MallickFilm (acting)
Pandit Ajoy ChakrabortyMusic (Hindustani Classical)
Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussein KhanMusic (Sehnai)

In May 2012 The Sunday Indian reported that Ravi Shankar had refused the award.[3]

2013

NameField
Mithun ChakrabortyFilm (acting)
Thankamani KuttiDancer
B.K. BirlaIndustrialist
Rituporno GhoshFilm Maker
Sandhya RoyActor
Sabitri ChatterjeeActor
Purna Das Baul Singer
SubhaprasannaPainter
Amitabha ChowdhuryJournalist
Sourav GangulySports

[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bangabibhushan title for luminaries
  2. ↑ Bangabibhushan Sanmelan 2011 at Science city auditorium
  3. ↑ Ravi Shankar refuses 'Bangabibhusan' Award
  4. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/host-of-celebrities-to-be-get-bengal-government-awards-monday-113051701035_1.html


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