Banga Bibhushan
Banga Bibhushan বঙ্গবিভূষণ | |||||
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Awarded by Government of West Bengal | |||||
Type | Civilian | ||||
Category | State | ||||
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Instituted | 2011 | ||||
Last awarded | 2012 | ||||
Total awarded | 22 | ||||
Cash award | ₹ 2 lakhs | ||||
First awardee(s) | Amala Shankar | ||||
Last awardee(s) | Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussein Khan | ||||
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Banga Bibhushan (Bengali: বঙ্গবিভূষণ) is a title instituted by the West Bengal Government to honour the services of personalities in various fields.[1] The Banga Bhushan ("Bengal ornament" বঙ্গ ভূষণ) award is also granted.
The award was conceived by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, on 25 July 2011. [2]
List of awardees
2011
2012
In May 2012 The Sunday Indian reported that Ravi Shankar had refused the award.[3]
2013
Name | Field |
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Mithun Chakraborty | Film (acting) |
Thankamani Kutti | Dancer |
B.K. Birla | Industrialist |
Rituporno Ghosh | Film Maker |
Sandhya Roy | Actor |
Sabitri Chatterjee | Actor |
Purnadas Baul | Singer |
Subhaprasanna | Painter |
Amitabha Chowdhury | Journalist |
Sourav Ganguly | Sports |
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