Rabindra Puraskar
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The Rabindra Puraskar or the Rabindra Smriti Puraskar is the highest honorary literary award given in the India
n state of West Bengal
. This award is administered by the Government of West Bengal under the aegis of the Paschimbanga Bangla Academy
(Bengali Academy of West Bengal), Kolkata
.The award is given for creative literature, non-fiction and books about Bengal in Bangla
as well as other languages.
From 1950 to 1982 this award was conferred on one or more writers for a particular outstanding work of him. From 1983 to 2003 this award was conferred to one or more writers as a recognition of their lifetime achievement. In 2004 and 2005, again this award was conferred on one or more writers for a particular outstanding work. Since 2006 this award again is being conferred to one or more writers as a recognition of their lifetime achievement.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. This award is administered by the Government of West Bengal under the aegis of the Paschimbanga Bangla Academy
Paschimbanga Bangla Academy
Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi , popularly known as Bangla Akademi , is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in West Bengal. Modeled after Bangla Academy of Bangladesh and France’s Académie française, the Bangla Akademi was founded on May 20, 1986 in Kolkata to act as the official...
(Bengali Academy of West Bengal), Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
.The award is given for creative literature, non-fiction and books about Bengal in Bangla
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
as well as other languages.
From 1950 to 1982 this award was conferred on one or more writers for a particular outstanding work of him. From 1983 to 2003 this award was conferred to one or more writers as a recognition of their lifetime achievement. In 2004 and 2005, again this award was conferred on one or more writers for a particular outstanding work. Since 2006 this award again is being conferred to one or more writers as a recognition of their lifetime achievement.
1950-59
| Year | Name | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Satinath Bhaduri Satinath Bhaduri Satinath Bhaduri was a Bengali Indian novelist and politician. He was known by his literary pseudonym, Chitra Gupta.-His works:Satinath's first novel was Jagari , for which he received the very first Rabindra Puraskar . This book earned him considerable fame. As a political novel, Jagari occupies... |
Jaagari (Novel) |
| Niharranjan Ray Niharranjan Ray Niharranjan Ray was an Indian historian, well-known for his works on history of art and Buddhism. he was born at Kayetgram village of Mymensingh District in Bengal province of British India . He completed his initial studies from the Mrityunjaya School and Anandamohan College in Mymensingh. In... |
Bangalir Itihaas: Adi Parva (History) | |
| 1951 | Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was one of the most famous Bengali novelist and writer of modern Bengali literature... (Posthumous) |
Ichhamati (Novel) |
| Jogesh Chandra Roy Vidyanidhi | Indian Ancient Life (History) | |
| 1952 | Brajendranath Bandyopadhyay | Sangbadpatre Sekaler Katha, Bangla Samayik Patra, Sahitya-Sadhak-Charitmala etc. (History of Bengali Literature) |
| Dr Kalipada Biswas & Ekkadi Ghosh | Bharater Banaushadhi (Ayurveda) | |
| 1953 | Dinesh Chandra Bhattacharya | Bangalir Saraswat Abadaan: Bange Nabyanyay-Charcha (History of Sanskrit Literature) |
| 1954 | Rani Chanda | Purna Kumbha (Travelogue) |
| 1955 | Parashuram | Krishnakali Ityadi Galpa (Short Stories) |
| Tarashankar Bandopadhyay Tarashankar Bandopadhyay Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was one of the leading Bengali novelists. He wrote 65 novels, 53 story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies and 2 travel stories... |
Arogya Niketan (Novel) | |
| 1956 | Samarendranath Sen | Biggnaner Itihaas, Part I (History of Science) |
| 1957 | Dr Ramesh Chandra Majumdar | The History and Culture of the Indian People (History) |
| Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Rabindra Jibani (Tagore Studies) | |
| 1958 | Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra was a renowned Bengali poet, novelist, short story writer and film director. He was also an author of Bangla science fiction and thrillers.-Life:... |
Sagar Theke Phera (Poetry) |
| Dr Suniti Chattopadhyay | Latterature Mediavali & Moderne Del Sub Continente Indiano (History of Literature, Latin) | |
| Binay Ghosh | Paschimbanger Sanskriti (Bengal Studies) | |
| 1959 | Upendranath Bhattacharya | Banglar Baul Gaan (Musicology) |
| Haridas Mukhopadhyay and Uma Mukhopadhyay | Origin of the National Education Movement (History) |
1960-69
| Year | Name | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Pramathanath Bishi | Carry Saheber Munsi (novel) |
| Radhagobinda Nath | Goudiya Vaishnava Darshan (Vaishnava philosophy) | |
| 1961 | Haridas Siddhantabagish | Mahabharat (translation) |
| Swami Prajnanananda | Historical Development of Indian Music: A Critical Study (music) | |
| 1962 | Banaphul | Hate Bazare (novel) |
| Jitendranath Bandyopadhyaya | Panchopasana | |
| 1963 | Subodh Chandra Chakabarty | Ramyani Vikhsya (travelogue) |
| Suresh Chandra Bandyopadhyaya | Smritishastre Bangali (history) | |
| 1964 | Mrityunjay Prasad Guha | Akash O Prithibi (science) |
| Bimal Mitra Bimal Mitra Bimal Mitra was a prominent Bengali writer who wrote several novels.Bimal Mitra was equally adept in writing in Bengali as well as in Hindi, and has more than one hundred novels and short stories to his credit... |
Kadi Diye Kinlam (novel) | |
| 1965 | Sukumar Sen Sukumar Sen Prof. Sukumar Sen was a Bengali linguist. He had also vast knowledge in Pāli, Prakrit and Sanskrit. He wrote the book History of Bengali literature.-Work:... |
Bharatiya Shahityer Itihas (history) |
| Shachindra Nath Bose | Pragaitihasik Manush (anthropology) | |
| Gajendra Kumar Mitra | Paush Faguner Pala (novel) | |
| 1966 | Ashapurna Devi Ashapoorna Devi Ashapoorna Devi , also Ashapurna Debi or Asha Purna Devi, is a prominent Bengali novelist and poet. She was born in 8 January 1909. She has been widely honoured with a number of prizes and awards... |
Pratham Pratishruti (novel) |
| Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya | Bangali Hinduon ka Urdu Khidmat | |
| Anirban | Ved Mimansa | |
| 1967 | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay was a well known literary figure of Bengal. He was also actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. His most famous creation is the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi.He wrote different forms of prose: novels, short stories, plays and screenplays... |
Tungabhadrar Teere (novel) |
| Kalika Ranjan Kanungo | Rajasthan Kahini (history) | |
| Prabas Jiban Chaudhury | Tagore on Literature and Aesthetics | |
| 1968 | Kalidas Ray | Purnahuti (poem) |
| Sukumar Bose | Himalaya (travellogue) | |
| Charu Chandra Sanyal | The Rajbansis of North Bengal (anthropology) | |
| 1969 | Leela Majumdar Leela Majumdar Leela Majumdar , was a Bengali writer.-Early life:Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray , Leela spent her childhood days at Shillong, where she studied at the Loreto Convent. Surama Devi had been adopted by Upendra Kishor Ray Choudhuri... |
Aar Konokhane |
| Narayan Sanyal Narayan Sanyal Narayan Sanyal was a well-known & versatile writer of modern Bengali literature as well as a civil engineer.-Biography:Narayan Sanyal was born to Chittasukh Sanyal and Basantalata Devi... |
Aparupa Ajanta (cave painting) | |
| Gopendra Krishna Bose | Bangalar Laukik Debata (folk culture) |
1970-82
| Year | Name | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Ramapada Chaudhuri | Ekhoni (novel) |
| 1972 | Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar, India.-Life:Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was born on 24 October 1894 in a village of Mithila of Bihar.... |
Ebar Priyambada (novel) |
| Paresh Chandra Majumdar | Sanskrita O Prakrita Bhashar Kramabikash (philology) | |
| 1973 | Jyotirmayi Devi | |
| Amalendu Mitra | ||
| 1974 | Buddhadeb Basu Buddhadeb Bosu Buddhadeva Bose was a major Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time... |
Swagato Biday (poetry) |
| Dr. Santimay Chatterjee and Enakshi Chatterjee | Paramanu Jignasa (science) | |
| 1975 | Achintyakumar Sengupta Achintyakumar Sengupta Achintya Kumar Sengupta ), was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Noakhali, now in Bangladesh.-Life:At the age of 13, after his father's death, Sengupta moved to Calcutta, where he completed his schooling.... |
Uttarayan (poetry) |
| Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya was an Indian entomologist and naturalist known for his pioneering work on social insects and the role of bacteria in metamorphosis... |
Banglar Kitpatanga (entomology) | |
| Sri Anirvan Sri Anirvan Anirvan or Sri Anirvan born Narendra Chandra Dhar was an Indian/Bengali/Hindu monk, writer, Vedic scholar and philosopher... |
Veda Mimamsa | |
| 1979 | Arun Mitra Arun Mitra Arun Mitra was a Bengali poet.He was born in Jessore, now in Bangladesh, Arun moved to Kolkata when he was a young boy and did most of his schooling there. In college he was very fascinated by the life sciences, although he was officially a student of English... |
Shudhu Rater Shabda Noy (poetry) |
| Geraldine Forbes | Positivism in Bengal: A Case Study in the Transmission and Assimilation of an Ideology | |
| 1981 | Binod Bihari Mukhopadhyay Benode Behari Mukherjee Binod Behari Mukherjee was an Indian artist from West Bengal state. Mukherjee was one of the pioneers of Indian modern art, as a painter and as a celebrated muralist... (posthumous) |
Chitrakar (painting) |
| Susobhan Sarkar Susobhan Sarkar -Background and education:Sarkar was born into a Brahmo family of Dhaka. After attending Dhaka Collegiate School and then studying history at Presidency College, Calcutta, he continued his studies at Jesus College, Oxford from 1923 to 1925. His daughter was Sipra Sarkar, a brilliant student of... |
On the Bengal Renaissance |
1983-2003
| Year | Name | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Radharani Devi | Aparajita Rachanabali (complete works) |
| 1989 | Shankha Ghosh Shankha Ghosh Shankha Ghosh is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. Ghosh was born on February 6, 1932 at Chandpur of what is now Bangladesh... |
Dhum Legechhe Hrit-kamale (poetry) |
| 1995 | Pratul Chandra Rakshit | Periye Elam (autobiography) |
| 1999 | Amitava Dasgupta | Aamaar Nirabota, Aamaar Bhasha (poetry) |
| 2000 | Annadashankar Roy Annadashankar Roy Annadashankar Roy , was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Dhenkanal in Orissa, India.-Life:Passed B.A. in English from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa. Started his literary career in Oriya. He was a poet of Sabuja Yuga in Oriya Literature. Later he shifted his writing to Bengali... |
Nabbai Periye (memoirs) |
| Manini Chattopadhyay | Do and Die : The Chittagong Uprising (1930-34) | |
| 2001 | Indira Chowdhury | The Frail Hero and Virile History |
2004-2005
| Year | Name | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Palash Baran Pal | Bigyan: Byakti, Jukti, Somoy O Somaj (science) |
| 2005 | Himani Bannerji Himani Bannerji Himani Bannerji is a Bengali–Canadian writer and academic, teaching in the Department of Sociology at York University, Canada. She is also known for her activist work and poetry. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English from Viswa-Bharati University and Jadavpur University respectively, and her... |
Inventing Subjects: Studies in Hegemony, Patriarchy and Colonialism (literature) |
2006-2011
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Ralph W. Nicholas |
| Tarun Sanayal | |
| 2007 | Kazuo Azuma |
| Nalin Patel | |
| 2008 | Mani Bhushan Bhattacharya |
| 2010 | Manindra Gupta (Manindra Lal Dasgupta) |
| Asim Kumar Mukhopadhyay | |
| Sukanya Sinha | |
| 2011 | Amartya Sen Amartya Sen Amartya Sen, CH is an Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members... |
See also
- Ananda PurashkarAnanda PurashkarThe Ananda Purashkar is an award for Bengali literature awarded annually by Ananda Publishers to writers using Bengali, usually from West Bengal, India. Some of the recipients are mentioned below...
- Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali WritersSahitya Akademi Award to Bengali WritersSahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after Jnanpith Award...
- Bangla Academy AwardBangla Academy AwardBangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bangla language and literature....
External links
- Report of 2005 award, North East Diary, The Telegraph (Kolkata)The Telegraph (Kolkata)The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
, May 10, 2005 - Report of 2006 award, Timeout, The Telegraph (Kolkata)The Telegraph (Kolkata)The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
, July 3, 2006 - Report of 2006 award - President of AIIS receives Distinguished Award, Council of American Overseas Research Centers