| Banga Bhushan বঙ্গভূষণ (Bengali) | |
|---|---|
| State Civilian award | |
| Sponsored by | Government of West Bengal |
| Location | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 100,000 |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Last awarded | 2014 |
Banga Bhushan (Bengali: বঙ্গভূষণ) is a title instituted by the West Bengal Government to honour the services of personalities in various fields.[1]
List of awardees[edit | edit source]
2014[edit | edit source]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Bidesh Ranjan Bose | Football |
| Gautam Sarkar | Football |
| Shabbir Ali | Football |
| Shyam Thapa | Football |
| Baichung Bhutia | Football |
| Indrani Sen | Singer |
| Indranil Sen | Singer |
| Lopamudra Mitra | Singer |
| Srikanta Acharya | Singer |
| Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta | Singer |
| Aparajita Adhya | Actor |
| Debashree Roy | Actor |
| Tejendra Narayan Majumdar | Musician (Sarod player) |
| Laxmi Ratan Shukla | Cricket |
| Manoj Tiwary | Cricket |
| Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Chess |
| Birsha Tirke | Social worker |
| Mohammad Abdul Wahab | Social worker |
| Munshi Ghulam Mustafa | Scientist |
2013[edit | edit source]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Dibyendu Barua | Chess |
| Gurbux Singh | Hockey |
| Jhulan Goswami | Cricket |
| Leander Paes | Tennis |
| Poulomi Ghatak | Table tennis |
| Mantu Ghosh | Table tennis |
2012[edit | edit source]
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Bikram Ghosh | Musician (Tabla player) |
| Nachiketa Chakraborty | Singer |
| Rashid Khan | Singer |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Staff Reporter (24 July 2011). "Bangabibhushan title for luminaries". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (18 May 2014). "State government to confer Banga awards on May 20". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Host of celebrities to be get Bengal government awards Monday". Business Standard. 17 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.bengalinformation.org/banga-bibhushan-and-banga-bhushan-award-for-eminent-bengalis-by-west-bengal-state-government-in-2012/