Banga Bibhushan
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.
| 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 |
The award was conceived by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, on 25 July 2011.[2]
List of awardees
2011
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
Bangabibhusan 2014 1 Alakananda Roy. - Culture 2 Deepankar De. - Film 3 Madhabi Mukherjee. - Film 4 Brij Mohan Khaitan. - Industrialist 5 Makhanlal Natta . - Jatra 6 Nrisinha Prasad Bhaduri. - Literary Person 7 Sukumar Mukherjee. - Medical 8 Arun Bhaduri. - MUSIC 9 Sonam Tsering Lepcha. - Music 10 Haimanti Sukla. - Music 11 Mohan Singh Khangura. - Music 12 Justice Md. Abdul Ghani. - Social Service 13 Father Fellix Social. - Service
2018
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
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Pandit Anindo Chatterjee | music[6] |
| Mohun Bagan | |
| East Bengal | |
| Mohammedan Sporting | |
| Kumar Sanu |
See also
References
- 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.
- 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.