Banga Bhushan

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Banga Bhushan
বঙ্গভূষণ
Award Information
Type Civilian
Category State
Instituted 2011
Last awarded 2012
Awarded by Government of West Bengal
Cash award ₹ 1 lakhs
Award rank
Banga BibhushanBanga Bhushan
বঙ্গভূষণ
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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

2012

Name Field
Nachiketa ChakrabortyMusic (Bengali Modern Songs)
Rashid KhanMusic
Bikram GhoshTabla
[2]

2013

Name Field
Dibyendu BaruaSports
Leander PaesSports
Gurbux SinghSports
Poulomi GhatakSports
Jhulan GoswamiSports
[3]

References

  1. Bangabibhushan title for luminaries
  2. http://www.bengalinformation.org/banga-bibhushan-and-banga-bhushan-award-for-eminent-bengalis-by-west-bengal-state-government-in-2012/
  3. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/host-of-celebrities-to-be-get-bengal-government-awards-monday-113051701035_1.html
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