Literary award
The Rabindra Puraskar or the Rabindra Smriti Puraskar is the highest honorary literary award given in the Indian state of West Bengal . This award is named after the famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and 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 Bengali 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.
Sisir Kumar Das is missing from the list. He got the award twice, in 1976 and 1987.
Recipients [ ]
1950–1959 [ ]
Year
Name
Work
1950
Satinath Bhaduri
Jagari (Novel)
Niharranjan Ray
Bangalir Itihaas: Adi Parva سر (History)
1951
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (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
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
Arogya Niketan (Novel)
1956
Samarendranath Sen
1957
Dr Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
The History and Culture of the Indian People (History)
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Rabindra Jibani (Tagore Studies)
1958
Premendra Mitra
Sagar Theke Phera (Poetry)
Dr Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Latterature Mediavali & Moderne Del Sub Continente Indiano (History of Literature, Latin )
Binoy Ghosh
Paschimbanger Sanskriti (Bengal Studies)
1959
Upendranath Bhattacharya
Banglar Baul Gaan (Musicology)
Haridas Mukhopadhyay and Uma Mukhopadhyay
Origin of the National Education Movement (History)
1960–1969 [ ]
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
Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha
Akash O Prithibi (science)
Bimal Mitra
Kadi Diye Kinlam (novel)
Bharater Sadhak (religion)
1965
Sukumar Sen
Bharatiya Shahityer Itihas (history)
Shachindra Nath Bose
Pragaitihasik Manush (anthropology)
Gajendra Kumar Mitra
Paush Faguner Pala (novel)
1966
Ashapurna Devi
Pratham Pratishruti (novel)
Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya
Bangali Hinduon ka Urdu Khidmat
Anirvan
Ved Mimansa
1967
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Tungabhadrar Teere (novel)
Kalika Ranjan Kanungo
Rajasthan Kahini (history)
Prabas Jiban Chaudhury
Tagore on Literature and Aesthetics
1968
Kalidas Roy
Purnahuti (poem)
Sukumar Bose
Himalaya (travellogue)
Charu Chandra Sanyal
The Rajbansis of North Bengal (anthropology)
1969
Leela Majumdar
Aar Konokhane
Narayan Sanyal
Aparupa Ajanta (cave painting)
Gopendra Krishna Bose
Bangalar Laukik Debata (folk culture)
1970–1982 [ ]
Year
Name
Work
1971
Ramapada Chaudhuri
Ekhoni (novel)
1972
Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhopadhyay
Ebar Priyambada (novel)
Paresh Chandra Majumdar
Sanskrita O Prakrita Bhashar Kramabikash (philology)
1973
Jyotirmayi Devi
"Sonarupa Noy" (Collection of Short Stories), Article "Sahityik Jyotirmoyi Devi" -by Rimpa Sarkar,Published on 13 July 2013 in Bartaman Paper (Bengali), Kolkata,
Amalendu Mitra
"Radher Sanskriti" (Stories of Birbhum and their culture)
1974
Buddhadeb Basu
Swagato Biday (poetry)
Dr. Santimay Chatterjee and Enakshi Chatterjee
Paramanu Jignasa (science)
1975
Achintyakumar Sengupta
Uttarayan (poetry)
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya
Banglar Kitpatanga (entomology)
Sri Anirvan
Veda Mimamsa
1979
Arun Mitra
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 (posthumous)
Chitrakar (painting)
Susobhan Sarkar
On the Bengal Renaissance
1986–2005 [ ]
Year
Name
Work
1986
Radharani Devi
Aparajita Rachanabali (complete works)
1987
Bramha O Putir Mouri
1989
Shankha Ghosh
Dhum Legechhe Hrit-kamale (poetry)
1994
Khudiram Das
Choddosho-Sal-o-Choloman Rabi (Bengali : চোদ্দশ সাল ও চলমান রবি)
1995
Pratul Chandra Rakshit
Periye Elam (autobiography)
Shakti Chattopadhyay [1] (posthumous)
1996
Ajoy Home (posthumous)
Chena Achena Pakhi (ornithology)
1999
Amitava Dasgupta
Aamaar Nirabota, Aamaar Bhasha (poetry)
Mangalacharan Chattopdhyay
Shreshtha Kobita
2003
Amake Cheno (Science)
2004
Palash Baran Pal
Bigyan: Byakti, Jukti, Somoy O Somaj (science)
2005
Himani Bannerji
Inventing Subjects: Studies in Hegemony, Patriarchy and Colonialism (literature)
Mohabishwer Prothom Aalo (Science)
2006–2012 [ ]
Year
Name
2006
Ralph W. Nicholas
Tarun Sanayal
2007
Kazuo Azuma
Nalin Patel
2008
Manibhushan Bhattacharya
2010
Manindra Gupta (Manindra Lal Dasgupta)
Asim Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Sukanya Sinha
2011
Amartya Sen
2012
Mridul Dasgupta (literature)
Amit Chaudhuri (other than Bengali)
2013–2018 [ ]
Year
Name
Work
2013
For overall contribution to Bengali poetry.[2]
2014
Dr Sankar Kumar Nath
For "Kolkata Medical College-r Gorar Katha O Pandit Madhusudan Gupta" in Science
2015
Gautam Basu
For "Bengali Poetry"
2018
Boria Majumdar
Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians
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