Banga Bhushan

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 awarded2014

List of awardees

2014
NameField
Bidesh Ranjan BoseFootball
Gautam SarkarFootball
Shabbir AliFootball
Shyam ThapaFootball
Baichung BhutiaFootball
Indrani SenSinger
Indranil SenSinger
Lopamudra MitraSinger
Srikanta AcharyaSinger
Swagatalakshmi DasguptaSinger
Aparajita AdhyaActor
Debashree RoyActor
Tejendra Narayan MajumdarMusician (Sarod player)
Laxmi Ratan ShuklaCricket
Manoj TiwaryCricket
Surya Shekhar GangulyChess
Birsha TirkeSocial worker
Mohammad Abdul WahabSocial worker
Munshi Ghulam MustafaScientist

[2]

2013
NameField
Dibyendu BaruaChess
Gurbux SinghHockey
Jhulan GoswamiCricket
Leander PaesTennis
Poulomi GhatakTable tennis
Mantu GhoshTable tennis

[3]

2012
NameField
Bikram GhoshMusician (Tabla player)
Nachiketa ChakrabortySinger
Rashid KhanSinger

[4]

References
  1. Staff Reporter (24 July 2011). "Bangabibhushan title for luminaries". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. Staff Reporter (18 May 2014). "State government to confer Banga awards on May 20". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Host of celebrities to be get Bengal government awards Monday". Business Standard. 17 May 2013.
  4. http://www.bengalinformation.org/banga-bibhushan-and-banga-bhushan-award-for-eminent-bengalis-by-west-bengal-state-government-in-2012/
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