Bankim Puraskar (Bengali: বঙ্কিম পুরস্কার, Bankim Memorial Award) is the highest award given by the Government of West Bengal for contribution to Bengali fiction. The award was instituted in 1975 in memory of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, a famous Bengali novelist of the 19th century. It has been brought under the aegis of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi, functioning under the Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, in 2003. The award is handed over by the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Awardees
edit- 1975 – Prabodh Chandra Sen[1]
- 1982 – Gour Kishore Ghosh[2]
- 1983 – Sunil Gangopadhyay[3] – Sei Samay (novel, 2 vols.)
- 1984 – Sushil Jana[4]
- 1985 – Prafulla Roy – Akasher Neeche Manush (novel)
- 1986 – Amiya Bhushan Majumdar[5] – Rajnagar (novel)
- 1987 – Amalendu Chakraborty[6] – Jabajjiban (novel)
- 1988 – Sachindranath Bandyopadhyay[4]
- 1990 – Dibyendu Palit[7]
- 1991 – Kamal Kumar Majumdar[8] – Galpasamagra (complete stories) (posthumous)
- 1992 – Abhijit Sen[9] – Rahu Chandaler Harh[10] (novel)
- 1993 – Shankar (Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay) – Gharer Madhye Ghar
- 1994 – Syed Mustafa Siraj[11] – Aleek Manush (novel)
- 1995 – Manjush Dasgupta,[4] Sandipan Chattopadhyay[12]
- 1996 – Nabarun Bhattacharya – Harbart (novel)[13] (award returned in 2007 in protest against the Nandigram violence)[14][15]
- 1998 – Atin Bandyopadhyay[16] – Dui Bharatbarsha (novel)
- ... ... . – Bani Basu[17][18][19]
- 2000 – Narayan Sanyal[20] – Rupamanjari (3 vols) (historical novel)
- 2001 – Samir Rakshit-Dukher Akhyan (Novel)]],
- 2001 – Amar Mitra[21] – Ashwacharit[22] (novel)
- 2002[23] – Chitta Ghoshal – Nirbachita Galpo vol. 2 (selected stories)
- 2002 . – Tapan Bandyopadhyay – Nadi, Mati, Aranya (3 vols.)
- 2004 – Bhagirath Mishra – Mrigaya
- 2005 – Sadhan Chattopadhyay[24]
- ... ... . – Nabendu Ghosh[25] – Chand Dekhechhilo (novel)
- ... ... . – Swapnamoy Chakraborty[26] – Abantinagar (novel)
- 2006 – Ramkumar Mukhapadhyay[27]
- 2007 – Jhareswar Chattopadhyay – Sohish
- 2008 – Kinnar Roy – Mrittukushum, Nalini Bera[28]
- 2010 – Afsar Ahmed – Hire Bhikharini O Sundori Ramoni Kissa
- 2010 – Anil Ghorai – Ananta Draghima (Study on the use of colors in the works and paintings of Rabindranath Tagore)
- 2011 – Rabisankar Bal[29] – Dozakhnama (novel)
- 2012 – Kamal Chakraborty[30]
- 2014 – Ramanath Roy[31][32]
- 2023 – Jayanta Dey (Novel- Annapurna)[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pandey, S. N., West Bengal General Knowledge Digest
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- ^ "Welcome To The World Of Sunil Gangopadhyay". Sunilgangopadhyay.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ a b c Dutt, Kartik Chandra, Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M, Sahitya Akademi, 1999
- ^ "The Parabaas BookStore: Sharodiya and Other Bangla Magazines; অনলাইন বাংলা বই". Parabaas.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Priyadarsee Chakraborty (2009-07-02). "Noted Bangla author dies at 75". Indian Express. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Click for বই: Author Info - দিব্যেন্দু পালিত". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ কমলকুমার মজুমদার: স্বকীয় ধারার কথাশিল্পী Archived 2023-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Dainik Destiny, January 15, 2010
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- ^ Sen, Abhijit, বালুরঘাট — সময়ের বালুবেলা Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Samakal, December 17, 2010
- ^ Nilesh Pancholi. "Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright". Bengali Books Online. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Click for বই: Author Info: সন্দীপন চট্টোপাধ্যায়". Archived from the original on 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ^ Nabarun Bhattacharya. "Bankim Puraskar Winners". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Article: Nabarun Bhattacharya to return Bankim Puraskar. | AccessMyLibrary - Promoting library advocacy". AccessMyLibrary. 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Outrage and Protest". Cpiml.org. 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Atin Bandayopadhyay". Calcuttayellowpages.com. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Bani Basu". Calcuttayellowpages.com. 1939-03-11. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Bani Basu". Shibpurinternational.com. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Bengali Writer Shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi Award". news.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Pranesh Biswas Civil. "Global Alumni Association of Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, India". Becollege.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Nilesh Pancholi. "Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright". Bengali Books Online. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ অলস দুপুর: কিভাবে বলব তার ওপর গল্প, উপন্যাসের হয়ে ওঠা বা না ওঠা নির্ভরশীল: কথাসাহিত্যিক অমর মিত্রের সাথে অনলাইন আলাপ
- ^ "'Bankim,' 'Vidyasagar' awards for 2002 announced". The Times of India. 2002-09-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Nilesh Pancholi. "Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright". Bengali Books Online. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Click for বই: চাঁদ দেখেছিল by নবেন্দু ঘোষ". Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "লেখক পরিচিতি".
- ^ Ramkumar Mukhapadhyay (2014-05-16). "Dukha keora". Mitra and Ghose.
- ^ Nilesh Pancholi. "Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright". Bengali Books Online. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "বাংলা সাহিত্য: বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র স্মৃতি পুরস্কার পেলেন রবিশংকর বল". Banglasahityasahityasangbad.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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