Awards
Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi has been entrusted by the Govt. of West Bengal to deal with entire procedure of selecting and conferring the apex literary awards of West Bengal in the field of literature. These awards are:
- Rabindrasmriti Puraskar
- a. Literature
- b. Science Literature
- c. Literature written in languages other than Bengali
- Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar (Non-fiction Prose Literature)
- Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar (Prose Fiction Literature)
- Michael Madhusudan Dutta Smriti Puraskar (Poetry)
- Bibhutibhushan Smriti Puraskar (Prose Fiction)
Selection procedure consists of different stages. They are: publication of advertisement in the esteemed Dailies, seeking recommendations from various institutions and personalities already awarded. The Selection committee finalises the proposal consists of names of probable awardees only on the basis of merit.
Moreover, Akademi annually confers 14 endowment awards. They are :
Rabindra Smriti Puraskar
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Sanjib Chattopadhyay |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Literature) for Bengali Literature in general for the year 2023 was conferred on renowned prose fictionist Sanjib Chattopadhyay for his lifelong contribution in the field of Bengali prose fiction. |
| 2. |
2023 |
Judhajit Dasgupta |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Science Literature) for popularizing science in Bengali language for the year 2023 was conferred on eminent essayist Judhajit Dasgupta for his commendable contribution in the field of Bengali Science Literature. |
| 3. |
2023 |
Clinton B. Silly |
Rabindra-Smriti Puraskar ( for writings in languages other than Bengali) for writings on Bengali literature, culture and society in languages other than Bengali for the year 2023 was conferred on eminent researcher Clinton B. Silly for his brilliant writings and translation in English on literature and culture of Bengal. |
| 4. |
2022 |
Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Literature) for Bengali Literature in general for the year 2022 was conferred on renowned prose fictionist Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay for his lifelong contribution in the field of Bengali prose fiction. |
| 5. |
2022 |
Bikash Sinha |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Science Literature) for popularizing science in Bengali language for the year 2022 was conferred on eminent scientist Bikash Sinha for his commendable contribution in the field of Bengali Science Literature. |
| 6. |
2022 |
France Bhattacharya |
Rabindra-Smriti Puraskar ( for writings in languages other than Bengali) for writings on Bengali literature, culture and society in languages other than Bengali for the year 2022 was conferred on eminent writer and translator France Bhattacharya for her brilliant writings and translation in English and French on literature and culture of Bengal. |
| 7. |
2019 |
Buddhadev Dasgupta |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Literature) for Bengali Literature in general for the year 2019 was conferred on renowned poet Buddhadev Dasgupta for his lifelong contribution in the field of Bengali poetry. |
| 8. |
2019 |
Debiprasad Duary |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Science Literature) for popularizing science in Bengali language for the year 2019 was conferred on eminent author in science Debiprasad Duary for his commendable contribution in the field of Bengali Science Literature. |
| 9. |
2019 |
Dipesh Chakrabarty |
Rabindra-Smriti Puraskar ( for writings in languages other than Bengali) for writings on Bengali literature, culture and society in languages other than Bengali for the year 2019 was conferred on eminent historian Dipesh Chakrabarty for brilliant writings in English on history and culture of Bengal. |
| 10. |
2018 |
Saratkumar Mukhopadhyay |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Literature) for Bengali Literature in general for the year 2018 was conferred on renowned poet Saratkumar Mukhopadhyay for his lifelong contribution in the field of Bengali poetry. |
| 11. |
2018 |
Pathik Guha |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Science Literature) for popularizing science in Bengali language for the year 2018 was conferred on eminent essayist Pathik Guha for his commendable contribution in the field of Bengali Science Literature. |
| 12. |
2018 |
Boria Majumdar |
Rabindra-Smriti Puraskar ( for writings in languages other than Bengali) for writings on Bengali literature, culture and society in languages other than Bengali for the year 2018 was conferred on Boria Majumdar for brilliant writings in English on sports culture of Bengal. |
| 13. |
2017 |
Sanjukta Bandyopadhyay |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Literature) for Bengali Literature in general for the year 2017 was conferred on renowned poet Sanjukta Bandyopadhyay for his lifelong contribution in the field of Bengali poetry. |
| 14. |
2017 |
Prof. Dipak Ghosh |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Science Literature) for popularizing science in Bengali language for the year 2017 was conferred on Prof. Dipak Ghosh for his commendable contribution in the field of Bengali Science Literature. |
| 15. |
2016 |
Nirendranath Chakravarty |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Literature) for Bengali Literature in general for the year 2016 was conferred on renowned poet Nirendranath Chakravarty for his lifelong contribution in the field of Bengali poetry. |
| 16. |
2016 |
Pradip Dutta |
Rabindra-smriti Puraskar (Science Literature) for popularizing science in Bengali language for the year 2016 was conferred on Pradip Dutta for his commendable contribution in the field of Bengali Science Literature. |
Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Prof. Arun Nag |
Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar for Non-fiction Prose was conferred on Prof. Arun Nag for his lifelong contributions to Bengali non-fiction prose writings on history and literature of Bengal. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Prof. Gautam Bhadra |
Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar for Non-fiction Prose was conferred on eminent historian Prof. Gautam Bhadra for his lifelong contributions to Bengali non-fiction prose on history and literature of Bengal. |
| 3. |
2018 |
Prof. Arindam Chakravarty |
Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar for Non-fiction Prose was conferred on eminent scholar and philosopher Prof. Arindam Chakravarty for his lifelong contributions to Bengali non-fiction prose with great scholarship and philosophical insights. |
| 4. |
2017 |
Sudhir Chakravarty |
Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar for Non-fiction Prose was conferred on eminent essayist Sudhir Chakravarty for lifelong contributions to Bengali non-fiction prose dealing with folk traditions of Bengal. |
| 5. |
2016 |
Prof. Chinmay Guha |
Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar for Non-fiction Prose was conferred on Prof. Chinmay Guha for his erudite prose writings in Bengali with deep insight and comparative analysis. |
Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Jayanta Dey |
Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar for Bengali Prose Fiction Literature for the year 2023 was conferred on eminent prose fictionist Jayanta Dey for his continuous contributions to Bengali Short Story and novel writing. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Harsha Dutta |
Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar for Bengali Prose Fiction Literature for the year 2022 was conferred on renowned prose-fictionist Harsha Dutta for his lifelong contributions to novel writings in Bengali. |
| 3. |
2018 |
Subrata Sengupta |
Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar for Bengali Prose Fiction Literature for the year 2016 was conferred on eminent prose-fictionist Subrata Sengupta for his lifelong contributions to Short Story and novel writings in Bengali. |
| 4. |
2017 |
Balaram Basak |
Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar for Bengali Prose Fiction Literature for the year 2016 was conferred on eminent prose-fictionist Balaram Basak for his lifelong contributions to Bengali Short Story Writings. |
| 5. |
2016 |
Abul Basar |
Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar for Bengali Prose Fiction Literature for the year 2016 was conferred on Abul Basar for his commendable contribution in Bengali novel writings. |
Annada Shankar Ray Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2022 |
Nikhil Sur |
Annada Shankar Memorial Honour for writings on Communal Harmony and syncretic tradition for the year 2016 was conferred on distinguished historian Nikhil Sur for commendable contribution to popular history writings concentrating specially into colonial history of Bengal. |
| 2. |
2018 |
Ansaruddin |
Annada Shankar Memorial Honour for writings on Communal Harmony and syncretic tradition for the year 2016 was conferred on distinguished prose fictionist Ansaruddin specially for his short story unearthing communal harmony prevailing in layers of grounded folks of Bengal. |
| 3. |
2017 |
Smt. Ratna Rashid |
Annada Shankar Memorial Honour for writings on Communal Harmony and syncretic tradition for the year 2016 was conferred on distinguished folklorist Smt. Ratna Rashid with special reference to her ceaseless efforts in collecting Muslims songs of matrimony and anthologizing them in three volumes. |
| 4. |
2016 |
Ranavir Chakravarty |
Annada Shankar Memorial Honour for writings on Communal Harmony and syncretic tradition for the year 2016 was conferred on Ranavir Chakravarty for lifelong contribution to research works on History. |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Swagata Dasgupta |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour for translation from other source languages to Bengali was conferred on young poet and translator Swagata Dasgupta for her translation of Three Hundred Ramayanans : Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation by A. K. Ramanujan. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Souvik De Sarkar |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour for translation from other source languages to Bengali was conferred on young poet and translator Souvik De Sarkar for his translation of short story collection of Roberto Bolanio. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Pushpita Mukhopadhyay |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour for translation from other source languages to Bengali was conferred on eminent translator Pushpita Mukhopadhyay for his translation of Ghalib's Dastambu from Urdu to Bengali. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Smt. Jaya Choudhury |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour for translation from other source languages to Bengali was conferred on Smt. Jaya Choudhury for her continuous contribution to Translation specially from Spanish language to Bengali and vice-versa. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Nilanjan Hajra |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour for translation from other source languages to Bengali was conferred on promising translator Nilanjan Hajra for his commendable contribution to translation specially from Urdu language to Bengali. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Abhijit Mukherjee |
Lila Ray Memorial Honour for translation from other source languages to Bengali was conferred on Abhijit Mukherjee for his commendable acumen in translating from Japanese language to Bengali. |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Sadiq Hossein |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour for Bengali Short Story was conferred on promising short story writer Sadiq Hossein for his brilliant publications of short story collections. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Caesar Bagchi |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour for Bengali Short Story was conferred on promising short story writer Caesar Bagchi for his outstanding short story collection Aalo Aandhari (Light and Darkness). |
| 3. |
2019 |
Tanwi Halder |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour for Bengali Short Story was conferred on promising short story writer Tanwi Halder for her outstanding short story collection Majurratna. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Shamik Ghosh |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour for Bengali Short Story was conferred on promising short story writer Shamik Ghosh for his outstanding short story collection Elvis O Amalasundari. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Trishna Basak |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour for Bengali Short Story was conferred on promising short story writer Trishna Basak for her overall contributions to Bengali Short Story. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Tamal Bandyopadhyay |
Somen Chanda Memorial Honour for Bengali Short Story was conferred on promising short story writer Tamal Bandyopadhyay in recognising his ceaseless effort in authoring Bengali Short Story. |
Anita - Sunil Kumar Basu Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Dipanwita Sarkar |
Anita - Sunil Kumar Basu Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on promising poet Dipanwita Sarkar for her outstanding collection of poems Kusher Aangti. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Nirmalya Mukhopadhyay |
Anita- Sunil Kumar Basu Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on promising poet Nirmalya Mukhopadhyay for his overall contributions to Bengali Poetry. |
| 3. |
2018 |
Samyabrata Joardar |
Anita- Sunil Kumar Basu Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on promising poet Samyabrata Joardar for his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 4. |
2017 |
Hindol Bhattacharya |
Anita- Sunil Kumar Basu Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on promising poet Hindol Bhattacharya for his overall contributions to Bengali poetry especially remembering his outstanding collection Gaan Raater Kabita. |
| 5. |
2016 |
Subhasish Bhaduri |
Anita- Sunil Kumar Basu Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on promising poet Subhasish Bhaduri as poet with promise for his commendable contribution to Bengali poetry. |
Sudha Basu Memorial Honour ( bi- Annual)
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2022 |
Debarati Mitra |
Sudha Basu Memorial Honour ( bi- Annual) for women litterateur was conferred on renowned poet Debarati Mitra for her lifelong contributions to Bengali literature though her poetical works. |
| 2. |
2018 |
Jaya Mitra |
Sudha Basu Memorial Honour ( bi- Annual) for women litterateur was conferred on distinguished prose fictionist, essayist Jaya Mitra for her lifelong contributions to Bengali literature. |
| 3. |
2016 |
Nandini Nag |
Sudha Basu Memorial Honour ( bi- Annual) for women litterateur was conferred on Nandini Nag for her brilliant contribution to Bengali Non-fiction Prose. |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Pranabesh Maity |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour for critique on Paintings and Fine Arts was conferred on senior artist Pranabesh Maity for his lifelong contributions in writing books containing history of cover design and illustrations in Bengal. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Prakash Das |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour for critique on Paintings and Fine Arts was conferred on senior essayist Prakash Das for his book Ganesh Halui : Naishabdyer Chitrakar detailing life and works of renowned painter Ganesh Haloi. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Ganesh Haloi |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour for critique on Paintings and Fine Arts was conferred on senior and renowned painter Ganesh Haloi for his insightful writings on painting and fine arts. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Debasis Dev |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour for critique on Paintings and Fine Arts was conferred on senior artist Debasis Dev for his brilliant book Rang Tulir Satyajit containing detailed history of Satyajit Ray's contributions to illustrations, Calligraphy and cover design. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Prasenjit Dasgupta |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour for critique on Paintings and Fine Arts was conferred on essayist and art critic Prasenjit Dasgupta for his ceaseless and brilliant writings on art, architecture of India especially recognizing his book Rahasyer Tajmahal. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Subhaprasanna |
Manoj Mohan Basu Memorial Honour for critique on Paintings and Fine Arts was conferred on Renowned painter Subhaprasanna for his insightful writings on Paintings and Fine Arts. |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Adhir Biswas |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour for the area of Self-Writing, linguistics etc. was conferred on eminent litterateur Adhir Biswas for his lifelong contributions to Self-Writing in Bengali. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Madhumay Tamaras |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour for the area of Self-Writing, linguistics etc. was conferred on notable prose fictionist samiran especially recognizing his biographical fiction in Bengali Madhumay Tamaras based on life, works and time of Michael Madhusudan Dutta. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Ajay Gupta |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour for the area of Self-Writing, linguistics etc. was conferred on eminent litterateur Ajay Gupta for his commendable contribution to Bengali Self Writing especially remembering his autobiographical writing. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Prof. Amlan Dasgupta |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour for the area of Self-Writing, linguistics etc. was conferred on eminent litterateur Professor Amlan Dasgupta for his brilliant and outstanding book Gan Niye dealing with lifelong experience with classical music. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Chapal Bhaduri |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour for the area of Self-Writing, linguistics etc. was conferred on eminent thespian Chapal Bhaduri popularly known as Chapalrani in the world of Jatra for his brilliant and outstanding Autobiographical book Abhinetrir Bhumikay. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Ekram Ali |
Suprava Majumdar Memorial Honour for the area of Self-Writing, linguistics etc. was conferred on Ekram Ali for his seminal Self-Writing. |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Asoke Kumar Ray |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour for the area of linguistics, critique on folklore and folk literature etc. was conferred on eminent collector, conservationist and litterateur Asoke Kumar Ray for his research- oriented writings on Bengali literature and culture especially concentrating to the 19th century. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Ratan Biswas |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour for the area of linguistics, critique on folklore and folk literature etc. was conferred on eminent folklorist Ratan Biswas for his ceaseless writings cultivating folkloric tradition and tribes especially of Northern part of Bengal. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Baby Shaw |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour for the area of linguistics, critique on folklore and folk literature etc. was conferred on promising poet and folklore collector Baby Shaw for her book containing folk songs of Subarnarekha region. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Asit Pal |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour for the area of linguistics, critique on folklore and folk literature etc. was conferred on eminent researcher, artist and essayist Asit Pal for his brilliant and outstanding book Adi Panjika Darpan containing detailed history of advertisement eith profuse illustrations in the almanacs of Bengal. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Manojit Adhikari |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour for the area of linguistics, critique on folklore and folk literature etc. was conferred on eminent folklorist Manojit Adhikari for his ceaseless research works in the field of folk culture and traditions of Bengal especially remembering his book Gajan. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Tushar Kanjilal |
Tapasi Basu Memorial Honour for the area of linguistics, critique on folklore and folk literature etc. was conferred on Tushar Kanjilal for his groundbreaking writings on Sundarban and its topical character. |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Amitava Mandal |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on Distinguished poet Amitava Mandal recognizing his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Jahwar Sen Majumdar |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on distinguished poet Jahwar Sen Majumdar recognizing his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Chaitali Chattopadhyay |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on distinguished poet Chaitali Chattopadhyay recognizing her overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Ranjit Sinha |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on distinguished poet Ranjit Sinha recognizing his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Bijay Dey |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on distinguished poet Bijay Dey recognizing his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Nandadulal Acharya |
Bibha Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for poetry was conferred on distinguished poet Nandadulal Acharya for his ceaseless contributions to current Bengali poetry. |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Soumya Dasgupta |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour for the field of poetry was conferred on eminent poet Soumya Dasgupta paying honour to his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Sibasis Mukhopadhyay |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour for the field of poetry was conferred on eminent poet Sibasis Mukhopadhyay paying honour to his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Subrata Rudra |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour for the field of poetry was conferred on eminent poet Subrata Rudra paying honour to his lifelong contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Rahul Purakayastha |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour for the field of poetry was conferred on eminent poet Rahul Purakayastha paying honour to his overall contributions to Bengali poetry. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Partha Pratim Kanjilal |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour for the field of poetry was conferred on eminent poet Partha Pratim Kanjilal for his contributions marked with differences to contemporary Bengali Poetry. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Anuradha Mahapatra |
Alpana Acharya Memorial Honour for the field of poetry was conferred on eminent poet Anuradha Mahapatra paying honour to his lifelong contributions to Bengali poetry. |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Jagannathdev Mandal |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for promising poets was conferred on promising and poet of tender age Jagannathdev Mandal for his outstanding collection of poetry Seeta Gachher kole. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Samrajni Bandyopadhyay |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for promising poets was conferred on promising and poet of tender age Samrajni Bandyopadhyay for her collections of poems with surest signs of maturity. |
| 3. |
2019 |
Saswati Sanyal |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for promising poets was conferred on promising and poet of tender age Saswati Sanyal for her collection of poems with surest signs of maturity. |
| 4. |
2018 |
Arpita Kundu |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for promising poets was conferred on promising and poet of tender age Arpita Kundu for her debutant collection of poetry Gangeya Jamunar Teere. |
| 5. |
2017 |
Papri Guha |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for promising poets was conferred on promising and poet of tender age Papri Guha for her second collection of poems Virginity which bears the surest marks of maturity. |
| 6. |
2016 |
Arnab Panda |
Shakti Chattopadhyay Memorial Honour for promising poets was conferred on young poet Arnab Panda for his promise and ceaseless journey towards maturity and eminence in world of Bengali poetry. |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Debabrata Chaki |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on eminent editor and researcher Debabrata Chaki for his relentless efforts in editing and publishing Uttar Prasanga, a little magazine from Coochbihar ventilating literature, heritage and history of North Bengal. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Baridb Baran Ghosh |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on eminent editor and essayist professor Baridb Baran Ghosh for his commendable contribution in editing several books and anthologies containing literature, history and cultural texts. |
| 3. |
2020 |
Ranbir Dutta |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on eminent editor Ranbir Dutta for his ceaseless effort in editing and publishing the little magazine Kabita Ashram ventilating poems and essays on poetry. |
| 4. |
2019 |
Arghyakusum Dutta Gupta |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on eminent editor Arghyakusum Dutta Gupta for his ceaseless effort in editing and publishing the Little Magazine Samatat. |
| 5. |
2018 |
Manabi Bandyopadhyay |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on eminent editor Manabi Bandyopadhyay for her ceaseless effort in publishing the Little Magazine Abamanab ventilating the cause and literature of transgenders. |
| 6. |
2017 |
Gautam Mandal |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on eminent editor Gautam Mandal for editing and publishing Little Magazine Adam, a periodical of quality and difference. |
| 7. |
2016 |
Asoke Upadhyay and Jaya Mitra |
Bangla Akademi- Madhuparni Honour for the area of editorial performance and continuity was conferred on Asoke Upadhyay and Jaya Mitra for their untiring efforts in editing and publishing Bengali Little Magazine. |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Kabisammelan and Dahapatra |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly two extraordinary Little Magazines namely Kabisammelan (edited by Shyamal Kanti Das and Sankar Chakravarty) and Dahapatra for general and Special issues respectively. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Bijnapanparba and Raktamangsa |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly two frontlining Little Magazines namely Bijnapanparba and Raktamangsa for general issues and Special number respectively. |
| 3. |
2020 |
Baishakhi, Komal Gandhar and Krittibas |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly Three frontlining Little Magazines namely Baishakhi, Komal Gandhar and Krittibas--- the first one for Special number and the last two for general issues. |
| 4. |
2019 |
Dhrupadi Eshna, Alochona Chakra and Aksharekha |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly three frontlining Little Magazines namely Dhrupadi Eshna, Alochona Chakra and Aksharekha one for general issue and the last two for special numbers respectively. |
| 5. |
2018 |
Param, Baranrekha, Meghballari and Lalpari Neelpari |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly Four frontlining Little Magazines namely Param, Baranrekha, Meghballari and Lalpari Neelpari. |
| 6. |
2017 |
Sahity Darpan and Titir |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly two frontlining Little Magazines namely Sahity Darpan and Titir, the first one for general issues and Titir for its Special number. |
| 7. |
2016 |
Anubratan and Sudhu Sundarban Charcha |
Bangla Akademi Little Magazine Honour for prominent publication of Bengali Little Magazine was conferred upon jointly two extraordinary Little Magazines namely Anubratan and Sudhu Sundarban Charcha for publication of their Regular and Special numbers. |
Madhusudan Memorial Award
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Prasun Bandyopadhyay |
Madhusudan Memorial Award for Bengali poetry was conferred on renowned poet Prasun Bandyopadhyay for his lifelong contribution to Bengali poetry. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Bijay De |
Madhusudan Memorial Award for poetry was conferred on renowned poet Bijay De for his lifelong contribution to Bengali poetry. |
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Memorial Award
| Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee Name |
Description |
| 1. |
2023 |
Ullas Mullick |
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Memorial Award for Bengali Prose Fiction was conferred on distinguished Prose Fictionist Ullas Mullick for his commendable contribution to Short Story writing in Bengali. |
| 2. |
2022 |
Pracheta Gupta |
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Memorial Award for Bengali prose fiction was conferred on renowned prose fictionist Pracheta Gupta for his lifelong contribution to Bengali prose fiction. |
