Bankim Puraskar (Template:Langx, 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
- 1975 – Prabodh Chandra Sen[1]
- 1982 – Gour Kishore Ghosh[2]
- 1983 – Sunil Gangopadhyay[3] – Sei Samay (novel, 2 volumes)
- 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 volumes) (historical novel)
- 2001 – Samir Rakshit Dukher Akhyan (novel),
- 2001 – Amar Mitra[21] – Ashwacharit[22] (novel)
- 2002[23] – Chitta Ghoshal – Nirbachita Galpo volume 2 (selected stories)
- 2002 . – Tapan Bandyopadhyay – Nadi, Mati, Aranya (3 volumes)
- 2004 – Bhagirath Mishra – Mrigaya
- 2005 – Sadhan Chattopadhyay[24]
- ... ... . – Nabendu Ghosh[25] – Chand Dekhechhilo (novel)
- ... ... . – Swapnamoy Chakraborty[26] – Abantinagar (novel)
- 2006 – Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay[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]
- 2015 – Gautam Basu – Bengali Poetry
- 2016 – Abul Bashar[33]
- 2017 – Balaram Basak[33]
- 2018 – Subrata Sengupta
- 2022 – Harsha Dutta for Bengali Prose Fiction Literature[33]
- 2023 – Jayanta Dey Annapurna (novel)[34]
- 2025 – Sanmatrananda[35][36]
See also
- Rabindra Puraskar
- Ananda Puraskar
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Bengali
- Bangla Academy Award
References
- ↑ Pandey, S. N., West Bengal General Knowledge Digest
- ↑ Obituary: Gour kishore Ghosh,. A civil Liberties activist. Pucl.org(2000-12-15).
- ↑ Welcome To The World Of Sunil Gangopadhyay. Sunilgangopadhyay.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
- ↑ Noted Bangla author dies at 75. Indian Express(2009-07-02).
- ↑ Click for বই: Author Info - দিব্যেন্দু পালিত. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ↑ কমলকুমার মজুমদার: স্বকীয় ধারার কথাশিল্পী Template:Webarchive, Dainik Destiny, January 15, 2010
- ↑ Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright. Bengali Books Online.
- ↑ Sen, Abhijit, বালুরঘাট — সময়ের বালুবেলা Template:Webarchive, Samakal, December 17, 2010
- ↑ Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright. Bengali Books Online.
- ↑ Click for বই: Author Info: সন্দীপন চট্টোপাধ্যায়. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ Bankim Puraskar Winners. Goodreads.com.
- ↑ Article: Nabarun Bhattacharya to return Bankim Puraskar. | AccessMyLibrary - Promoting library advocacy. AccessMyLibrary(2007-03-18).
- ↑ Outrage and Protest. Cpiml.org(2007-03-26).
- ↑ Atin Bandayopadhyay. Calcuttayellowpages.com.
- ↑ Bani Basu. Calcuttayellowpages.com(1939-03-11).
- ↑ Bani Basu. Shibpurinternational.com(2011-02-09).
- ↑ Bengali Writer Shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi Award. news.outlookindia.com.
- ↑ Global Alumni Association of Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, India. Becollege.org.
- ↑ Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright. Bengali Books Online.
- ↑ 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(2002-09-23).
- ↑ Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright. Bengali Books Online.
- ↑ Click for বই: চাঁদ দেখেছিল by নবেন্দু ঘোষ. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ↑ লেখক পরিচিতি.
- ↑ Dukha keora. Mitra and Ghose(2014-05-16).
- ↑ Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright. Bengali Books Online.
- ↑ বাংলা সাহিত্য: বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র স্মৃতি পুরস্কার পেলেন রবিশংকর বল. Banglasahityasahityasangbad.blogspot.in.
- ↑ State observes Nazrul birth anniversary, foundation stone of Nazrul Study Centre unveiled. Wb.gov.in.Template:Dead link
- ↑ নজরুল তীর্থের নাম মানুষের মুখে মুখে ঘুরবে: মমতা Template:Webarchive, Aajkaal, May 27, 2014
- ↑ নজরুল তীর্থ দুই বাংলার সম্পর্ককে সুদৃঢ় করবে, বললেন মমতা Template:Webarchive, Ei Samay Sangbadpatra, June 13, 2014
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi (PBBA). pbba.wbicad.in. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ↑ https://www.deyspublishing.com/public/index.php/product/annapurna-m4fvnTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ বাংলা দিবসে নববর্ষ বরণ ও বিশিষ্টদের আকাদেমি পুরস্কার প্রদান অনুষ্ঠান, SNS. Dainik Statesman(2025-04-15). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ↑ 18th April 2025 Current Affairs in Bengali | ১৮ই এপ্রিল ২০২৫ কারেন্ট অ্যাফেয়ার্স. কলম : কখনো থেমে থাকেনা. Retrieved 2025-06-16.