Banga Bhushan (Bengali: বঙ্গভূষণ) is a title instituted by the West Bengal Government to honour the services of personalities in various fields.[1]

Banga Bhushan
বঙ্গভূষণ (Bengali)
State Civilian award
Awarded forServices of personalities in various fields
Sponsored byGovernment of West Bengal
LocationWest Bengal
Reward(s)₹ 100,000
First awarded2011
Last awarded2022

List of awardees

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2022

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Name Field
Dev (Bengali actor)
Rituparna Sengupta Actress
Indrani Haldar Actress
Rabilal Tudu Santhali literature and culture
Pandit Debojyoti Bose
Prof. Mahendra Nath Roy, FRSC(London), Vice-Chancellor of Alipurduar University II Professor of Chemistry
Kaushiki Chakraborty Singer
Abul Bashar Writer
Shreya Ghoshal Singer
Harshavardhan Neotia
Jeet Gannguli Music Composer

2014

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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
Dr.Munshi Golam Mustafa Scientist

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2013

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Name Field
Dibyendu Barua Chess
Gurbux Singh Hockey
Jhulan Goswami Cricket
Leander Paes Tennis
Poulomi Ghatak Table tennis
Mantu Ghosh Table tennis

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2012

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Name Field
Bikram Ghosh Musician (Tabla player)
Nachiketa Chakraborty Singer
Rashid Khan Singer

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Staff Reporter (24 July 2011). "Bangabibhushan title for luminaries". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ Staff Reporter (18 May 2014). "State government to confer Banga awards on May 20". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Host of celebrities to be get Bengal government awards Monday". Business Standard. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Banga Bibhushan and Banga Bhushan Award for eminent Bengalis by West Bengal state government in 2012 | Bengal Information - College, Admission, Events, Education, Tourism, Jobs". Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.