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Asian Paints Sharad Shamman
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Asian Paints Sharad Shamman
Awarded forExcellence in artistic achievements
CountryKolkata, West Bengal, India
Presented byAsian Paints
First awardedOctober, 1985
Websitewww.asianpaints.com

Asian Paints Sharad Shamman (Bengali: এশিয়ান পেইন্টস শারদ সম্মান) is an excellence award given to the best decorated Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata during the festival in October. Since its inception in 1985, Asian Paints Sharad Shamman has been heralded as the true achievement for excellence in decorating the abodes for Goddess Durga. As time has progressed there have been numerous awards being given by many other companies for creative excellence, but still Asian Paints Sharad Shamman is considered the most important award and the rightful judgement for excellence. It is a trendsetter for all the later awards.[1]

About the Award[]

"Asian Paints Sharad Shamman" was started in 1985 as a means for awarding the best decorated puja pandal during Durga Puja in Kolkata. Sharad means "Autumn (as the festival takes place at that season)" and Shamman means "Award/Respect", and was sponsored by Asian Paints, hence the name Asian Paints Sharad Shamman. Out of about 3000 puja pandals in Kolkata, few get shortlisted and among them six are given the awards.[2][3][4]

Award Categories[]

Total six awards are given to six puja pandals. When Sharad Shamman started in 1985 only three awards were given to three Best Puja pandals. From 1994 a special award called "Discovery of the Year" was introduced to honour a completely unknown pandal for its excellence. This four categories were continued for the next six years. But in 2000 Asian Paints felt the awards were too similar, there was no demarcation to identify Best Decoration of the pandal or the Best looking Idol. Hence in 2000 two new categories were introduced - "Creative Excellence (Nobbo Nakshi)", which focussed on the Best decorated Pandal, and "Best Artisan", given to the artist of the Best looking Idol. In 2010, the "Creative Excellence" was renamed to "Innovative Excellence" and it was continued for five years. Although in 2015, the Asian Paints committee didn't pick any puja for "Innovative Excellence" but the number of awards remained unaltered by introducing one more puja in "Discovery of the year" category. Keeping in mind the large growth and globalization in Kolkata Durga Puja, Asian Paints committee introduced another special award namely "Special Jury Award" on overall excellence. At present these seven categories (three for Best Pujas, two for Discovery of the year, one for Best Artisan and one for Special Award) represent Asian Paints Sharad Shamman. Some of the parameters for awarding the pandals include the overall beauty and grandeur of a pandal based on a chosen theme, the beauty of the Durga protima, how well the sanctum of the protima has been shown, and the finesse in the work done on the pandal.[5] In 2020, due to nationwide COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Paints Sharad Shamman judges didn't make a physical appearance on the participating pandels, the whole process had been successfully organised online by the APSS committee.

Best Puja (Shrestho Pujo)[]

years active (1985–present)

New Alipore Suruchi Sangha which won Best Puja in 2003 and Creative Excellence in 2007

This award was the first award given when APSS started in 1985. Three puja pandals are selected based on everything, i.e., Decorative excellence, best looking idol, ambiance, lighting etc. No demarcations are there like winner, first runner-up: instead all three pujas are considered to be the Best Puja. Normally winners in these category used to be the well-known Pujas, but nowadays many unknown Pujas have cropped up with the technical excellence to bag this award. At present, Durga Pujas in Kolkata are more theme oriented. Some specific theme like Madhubani art or earthen cups or a place like Kerala, will be the base for the decoration. In 2001, "Bosepukur Sitalamandir" decorated its pandal completely of earthen cups and was so popular that it won the Best Puja award hands down. There have been many Pujas which has won this award many times. "Adi Ballygunge" leads the list with five wins. A puja, once been declared a winner in this list cannot be declared in the "Discovery of the Year" award though it can win "Creative Excellence" or "Best Artisan" award.

'Shabdo-Kalpo' by Bhabatosh Sutar at Pradeep Sangha which won Best Puja award for three consecutive years 2006, 2007 and 2008

Among the asian paints sharad samman winners (see the above list "Most wins") "Laketown Natunpally Pradeep Sangha" is the first puja committee who had win the prestigious durga puja award (Best Puja or, Shrestho Pujo) for consecutive three years (2006, 2007 and 2008) for the first time in North Kolkata and for the second time in Kolkata after Adi Ballygunge who had made the record at the very beginning for this award. In 2019, another puja from North Kolkata namely "Talapark Pratyay" also achieved this unique record after "Natunpally Pradeep Sangha". Till date "Suruchi Sangha", "Naktala Udayan Sangha" and "Behala Natun Dal" had also achieved the award for three consecutive years.

One of the most notable "Best Puja" till date is the Nabodaya pallimangal Durgapuja 2000.It had been designed with the best international influence on this Bengali ritual by artist SAUMYA BANDYOPADHYAY till date.

Discovery of the Year (Bochorer Bismoy)[]

years active (1994–present)
Discovery of the Year was first introduced in 1994 as a means to introduce a previously unknown and undiscovered Puja Pandal. Many unknown Pujas have cropped up on this list which are extremely popular in Kolkata. Notable among them are Barisha Sahajatri, Karbagan, Shivmandir Sarbojanin etc. Laketown Netaji Sporting Club modeled their pandal totally on a village situated on a hill and won this award in 2003. It has also happened many times that a Puja Pandal has already been popular in Kolkata in the previous year, but wins the "Discovery" award next year. In that case logically that is not a "Discovery of the Year". A Puja, once winning this title, can't win it again. Rammohan Sammilani won the discovery of the year in 1994.

Creative Excellence (Nobbo Nakshi)[]

years active (2000–present)
Started in 2000, Creative Excellence or Nobbo Nakshi in Bengali, is given as a means to felicitate the pandal with the best decoration. Pandals which has won the "Best Puja" and the "Discovery of the Year" can also win this award. "Darpanarayan Tagore Street" decorated their pandal entirely out of cowdung, which won them the first "Creative Excellence" award in 2000. Puja clubs can win this award anytime irrespective of whether they are a previously unknown puja or a famous one. Judges look for the intricacies and the details woven into creating the concept truly, and depicting them with technical brilliance.

Best Artisan (Shrestho Protimashilpi)[]

years active (2000–present)
Introduced in 2000, Best Artisan award is given to the maker of the Best Idol. Judges look for beauty, peace, strength, prowess in the idol and how good the idol can blend with the theme for the puja. Notable among the winners are Sanatan Dinda who has won 3 Best Artisan award, one for "Hatibagan Sarbojanin" in 2000 and two for "Nalin Sarkar Street" in 2004 and 2006, Shri Pradip Rudra Paul who won 2 awards for "Behala Adarshapally", Shri Purnendu Dey who won two awards, one for "Chakraberia Sarbojanin" in 2007 and for "Barisha Club" in 2008, Shri Subrata Banerjee who won two awards for "Tala Barowari" in 2015 and 2016 and Mr. Bhabotosh Sutar who won two awards for Naktala Udayan Sangha in 2011 and for Suruchi Sangha in 2019. Behala Adarshapally won both the categories of Best Puja and Best Artisan in 2005. Special Award(Bisesh Shamman)

the special jury award on overall excellence. [1][6]

The Award[]

The statuette given for Asian Paints Sharad Shamman looks like a conch shell. It is a small silver structure(previously gold) which is situated on a pedestal. This is enclosed in a glass box and handed over to the winners along with a cheque. Variations include for the statuette for "Creative Excellence" award. This includes a statue of an earthen pot with the traditional coconut and mango leaves on it. This is also made of silver.[7]
From 2016, the design of the prestigious Asian Paints Sharad Samman statuette has been modified making it more attractive and glowing. It now looks like a lotus with a stand holding it with a pedestal which is enclosed in a glass box. The height of the statuette has been enhanced as compared to the previous one.

Asian Paints Logo and slogan[]

For Asian Paints Sharad Shamman, a logo of a young boy playing the dhak(drum) is shown. Also among the logos are a face of Maa Durga in monochrome line drawing, little kids playing with balloons etc.

The slogan for the award is "Shuddha suchi, sustha ruchi'r sera bachai" which means "The best from the artistically efficient and culturally significant", as described by the late poet Shri Subhash Mukhopadhay. From that point this has been the main slogan for the award.

Judges and judgement[]

The judges for the award are chosen from a who's who of the Begali Literati and include artists, art critics, writers, actors, politicians, models, singers, poets etc. Notable among those chosen over the years are artist Shuvaprasanna, actors Sabyasachi, Moon Moon Sen, magician P.C. Sorcar, vocalist Bratati etc. Puja pandals are requested to submit their application by the 3rd day of the Puja. The judges go around the town on the fifth and sixth day and visit all the different Puja pandals. On the seventh day 12 finalists are short-listed and their names are declared. Finally, on the evening of the eighth day, the winners in the different categories are declared and are handed over with their trophies.[8]

List of winners[]

The following is the list of winners and their artists for Asian Paints Sharad Shamman from the past 34 years.[9]

Year Best Puja Discovery of the Year Creative Excellence Best Artisan Emerging New Artist Special Award
1985 Jodhpur Park,
Adi Ballygunge,
Maddox Square
NA NA NA NA
1986 College Square,
Adi Ballygunge,
Bagbazar Sarbojanin
NA NA NA NA
1987 College Square,
Vivekananda Sporting Club,
Adi Ballugunge
NA NA NA NA
1988 Beliaghata Sarir Sangathon,
Adi Ballygunge,
Mudiali
NA NA NA NA
1989 Babubagan,
Nabapally,
Shimla Byam Samiti
NA NA NA NA
1990 Babubagan,
Mudiali,
Falguni Sangha
NA NA NA NA
1991 Kashi Bose Lane,
Bagbazar Sarbojanin,
Maddox Square
NA NA NA NA
1992 Mudiali,
Yuba Brinda,
Sunilnagar
NA NA NA NA
1993 Adi Ballygunge,
Yuba Brinda,
Kashi Bose Lane
NA NA NA NA
1994 Nabapally,
Telengabagan Sarbojanin,
Mudiali
Rammohan Sammilani NA NA NA
1995 Telengabagan Sarbojanin - Shri Pradip Rudra Pal,
Kumartuli Park - Shri Sutanu Maity,
Sunilnagar - Shri Bandan Raha
Ballygunge 21 Pally - Shri Buku Munsi NA NA NA
1996 Sovabazar Beniatola - Shri Tapas Basu,
Ahiritola Sarbojanin - Shri Sutanu Maity,
Rammohan Sammilani - Bharatmata Decorators (Contai), Shri Krisha Pal (Kumartuli)
Kalighat Yuva Maitri - Shri Bhramar Mitra NA NA NA
1997 Ahiritola - Shri Sutanu Maity
Chaltabagan Lohapatty - Shri Sutanu Maity, Hatibagan Sarbojanin - Shri Sukhendu Mukherjee
Karbagan - Shri Bandan Raha NA NA NA
1998 Karbagan - Shri Bholanath Kalsi,
Bosepukur Sitalamandir - Shri Bandan Raha,
Laketown Adhibashibrindo - Shri Bhaskar Bandyopadhyay
Barisha Sahajatri - Deben Laha, Shruti Laha & Susanta Paul NA NA NA
1999 Sovabazar Beniatola - Shri Sanjoy Chakraborty,
Sunilnagar - Shri Pradip De,
Barisha Tapobon - Shri Amar Sarkar
Shivmandir Sarbojanin - Shri Sanjit Ghosh NA NA NA
2000 Behala Adarshapally - Club Members,
Dum Dum Park Tarun Sangha - Shri Rupchand Kundu,
Kankurgachi Nabadai Pally Mangal Samity - Shri Saumya Bandyopadhyay
Pathuriaghata 5er Pally - Shri Ashutosh Shi Karbagan - Shri Kamal Naskar Hatibagan Sarbojanin
Shri Sanatan Dinda
NA
2001 Bosepukur Sitalamandir - Shri Bandan Raha,
Laketown Adhibashibrindo - Shri Amal Roy,
Barisha Shrishti - Shri Amar Sarkar
Kankurgachi Youngster - Shri Gopal Podder Darpanarayan Tagore Street - Shri Prasanta Pal Brindaban Matrimandir
Shri Upendranath Pal
NA
2002 Darpanarayan Tagore Street - Shri Prasanta Pal,
Haridevpur Ajeya Sanghati - Shri Amar Sarkar,
Selimpur Pally - Shri Gopal Podder
Barisha Shakti Sangha - Shri Partha Dasgupta & Barisha Silpara Art Association Shyamapally Shyama Sangha - Shri Samir Aich Chaltabagan Lohapatty
Shri Nepal Pal & Shri Gouranga Pal
NA
2003 New Alipore Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subodh Roy,
Haridevpur Ajeya Sanghati - Shri Amar Sarkar,
Nimtola Ghat Street Sarbojanin - Shri Kamaldeep Dhar
Laketown Netaji Sporting Club - Shri Sanjit Ghosh Khidderpore Pally Sharadiya - Club Members Behala Adarshapally
Shri Pradip Rudra Pal
NA
2004[10] Barisha Shrishti - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar,
Barisha Yubakbrindo - Shri Rabin Roy,
Behala Club - Shri Amar Sarkar
Salt Lake BE Block East - Shri Nirmal Malick Pathuriaghata 5er Pally - Shri Prasanta Pal Nalin Sarkar Street
Shri Sanatan Dinda
NA
2005[11] Behala Adarshapally - Shri Partha Dasgupta
Shivmandir Sarbojanin - Shri Purnendu De
Behala Club - Shri Amar Sarkar
Swapnar Bagan Yubobrindo - Shri Somnath Mukherjee Naktala Udayan Sangha - Shri Susanta Paul Behala Adarshapally
Shri Pradip Rudra Pal
NA
2006[12] Haridevpur 41 Pally - Shri Bivas Mukherjee
Bosepukur Talbagan - Shri Prasanta Pal
Laketown Natunpally Pradeep Sangha - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Jawpur Bayam Samity - Shri Snehangshu Shekhar Das Haridevpur Ajeya Sanghati - Shri Amar Sarkar Nalin Sarkar Street
Shri Sanatan Dinda
NA
2007[13] Khidderpore 25 Pally - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Pathuriaghata 5er Pally - Shri Gouranga Kuila
Laketown Natunpally Pradeep Sangha - Shri Prasanta Pal
Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha - Shri Prasanta Pal New Alipore Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subodh Roy Chakraberia Sarbojanin
Shri Purnendu Dey
NA
2008[14] Telengabagan Sarbojanin - Shri Gopal Podder
Tangra Gholpara Sarbojanin - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Laketown Natunpally Pradeep Sangha - Shri Prasanta Pal
Santoshpur Lakepally - Shri Susanta Paul
Hatibagan Nabinpally - Shri Kamaldeep Dhar
Naktala Udayan Sangha - Shri Susanta Paul Barisha Club
Shri Purnendu Dey
NA
2009[15] Khidderpore Pally Sharadiya - Shri Prasanta Pal
Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra - Shri Gouranga Kuila
New Alipore Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subodh Roy
LalaBagan Nabankur Sangha - Shri Prasanta Pal Rajdanga Nabodoi Sangha - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar Santoshpur Lakepally
Shri Susanta Paul
NA
2010 Barisha Club - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar (Environmental Art)
Chakraberia Sarbojanin - Shri Shibsankar Das
Vivekananda Park - Shri Susanta Paul
Mukul Sangha - Shri Biswanath Dey Badamtola Ashar Shangha - Shri Susanta Paul Nalin Sarkar Street
Shri Sanatan Dinda
NA
2011 Naktala Udayan Sangha - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Suruchi Sangha- Shri Subrata Banerjee
Nalin Sarkar Street - Shri Sanatan Dinda
Naskarpur Sarbojanin - Shri Sanjib Saha Chakraberia Sarbojanin - Shri Shibsankar Das & Shri Sanatan Dinda Naktala Udayan Sangha
Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
NA
2012 Naktala Udyan Sangha - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Shivmandir Sarbojanin - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Tridhara Sammilani - Shri Gouranga Kuila Bandhusree - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar (Environmental Art) Barisha Club
Shri Sanatan Dinda
NA
2013 Naktala Udyan Sangha - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Ultadanga Sangrami - Shri Prasanta Pal
Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Tala Barowari - Shri Amar Sarkar N/A Suruchi Sangha
Shri Naba Paul
Hindusthan Park Sarbojanin
Shri Arun Paul
2014 Behala Buroshibtala Janakalya Sangha - Shri Shakti Sharma
Kankurgachhi Jubak Brinda Sarbojanin Durgotsab - Shri Anirban Das
Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Netaji Jatiya Sebadal - Shri Tanmoy Chakraborty N/A Abasar Sarbojanin Durgotsab
Shri Gouranga Kuila
Kalighat Nepal Bhattacharjee Street Club
Shri Kanchi Paul
2015 Selimpur Pally - Shri Susanta Paul
Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Chetla Agrani - Shri Sanatan Dinda
Behala Nutan Dal - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Behala Friends - Shri Susanta Paul
N/A Tala Barowari
Shri Subrata Banerjee
N/A
2016 Behala Nutan Dal - Shri Partha Dasgupta

Chetla Agrani Club - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar

Naktala Udayan Sangha - Shri Susanta Paul

66 Pally Club - Shri Purnendu De

State Bank Park Sarbojanin Durgotsob - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar

N/A Tala Barowari

Shri Subrata banerjee

N/A Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti - Shri Bimal Samanta
2017 Tala Park Pratyay - Shri Debasis Barui
Abasar Sarbojanin - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subrata Banerjee
Kumartuli Sarbojanin - Shri Parimal Paul
Prafulla Kanan Poschim Adhibasi Brinda - Shri Purnendu De
N/A Behala Nutan Dal
Shri Pradip Das Jogen Chowdhury
N/A Nalin Sarkar Street Sarbojanin Durgotsab - Shri Rintu Das
2018 Tala Park Pratyay - Shri Debasis Barui
95 Pally Sarbojanin Durgotsab - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
66 Palli Club - Shri Aditi Chakraborty
Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Chorebagan Sarbojanin - Shri Debtosh Kar
N/A Behala Nutan Dal
Abin Chaudhury Narayan Sinha
N/A Suruchi Sangha - Shri Subrata Banerjee
2019[16] Tala Park Pratyay - Shri Susanta Paul
Naktala Udayan Sangha - Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
Barisha Club - Shri Rintu Das
Wellington Nagarik Kalyan Samity - Shri Sanjib Saha & Shri Dipanjan De
Samaj Sebi Sangha - Shri Pradip Das
N/A Suruchi Sangha
Shri Bhabatosh Sutar
N/A Thakurpukur State Bank Park Sarbojanin - Shri Partha Dasgupta
2020[17] Samaj Sebi Sangha - Shri Pradip Das

Thakurpukur State bank Park Sarbajanin - Shri Partha Dasgupta

Barisha Club - Shri Rintu Das

Kidderpore Pally Saradiya - Shri Raju Sarkar

Badamtala Ashar Sangha - Shri Snehasish Maity

Masterda Smriti Sangha - Shri Manas Ray N/A Hatibagan Sarbojanin - Shri Sanjib Saha N/A N/A

Most wins:
The collective most wins are by the following Pujas:

  • New Alipore Suruchi Sangha (12)
  • Naktala Udayan Sangha (7)
  • Barisha Club (7) *
  • Adi Ballygunge (5)
  • Nalin Sarkar Street (5)
  • Mudiali (4)
  • Behala Adarshapally (4)
  • Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti (4)
  • Behala Natun Dal (4)
  • Laketown Natunpally Pradeep Sangha (3)
  • Tala Barowari (3)
  • Sunilnagar (3)
  • Telengabagan Sarbojanin (3)
  • Haridevpur Ajeya Sanghati (3)
  • Pathuriaghata 5er Pally (3)
  • Karbagan (3)
  • Chakraberia Sarbojanin (3)
  • Tala Park Pratyay (3)
  • Kidderpore Pally Saradiya (3)
  • State Bank Park Sarbojanin Durgotsob (3)
  • Hatibagan Sarbojanin (3)

Among the artisans Sanatan Dinda leads with five wins, one for Hatibagan Sarbojanin, another for Barisha Club and three for Nalin Sarkar Street.

  • Barisha Club's collective win is 6. This club is a merge of the former clubs Shrishti and Sahajatri. Sahajatri won one award in 1998 and Shrishti won two awards in 2001 and 2004. Hence together with these awards and the award for 2008, 2010 and 2012.
  • Among the asian paints sharad samman winners (see the above list "Most wins") Laketown Natunpally Pradeep Sangha is the first puja committee who had win the prestigious durga puja award for consecutive three years (2006, 2007 and 2008). In 2009 they were selected for the final round of this award and almost won the award for the fourth time. This rare record was unbroken till 2013, when Kolkata's two puja committees naming "Suruchi Sangha" and "Naktala Udayan Sangha".

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