Banga Bibhushan
| Banga Bibhushan বঙ্গবিভূষণ |
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| Type | Civilian | ||||
| Category | State | ||||
| Instituted | 2011 | ||||
| Last awarded | 2012 | ||||
| Total awarded | 22 | ||||
| Awarded by | Government of West Bengal | ||||
| 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. The first recipients of this title are Amala Shankar, Mahasweta Devi, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, Supriya Devi, Manna Dey, Amjad Ali Khan, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, Sailen Manna, Haradhan Bandopadhyay.[2]
List of awardees
2011
2012
In May 2012 The Sunday Indian reported that Ravi Shankar had refused the award.[3]
2013
See also
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