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The Rabindra Puraskar (also 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 Parvaسر (History)

1951

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (Posthumous)

Ichhamati (Novel)

Jogesh Chandra Ray 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)

Shankar Nath Roy

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

Bengali Hinduon ki Urdu Khidmaat

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

1977

Dušan Zbavitel

Bengali Literature (literary history)

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

1982

Dinesh Das

Ram Gache Banobashe (poetry)

1986–2005

Year

Name

Work

1986

Radharani Devi

Aparajita Rachanabali (complete works)

1987

Ramendrakumar Acharyachoudhry

Bramha O Putir Mouri

1989

Shankha Ghosh

Dhum Legechhe Hrit-kamale (poetry)

Ram Basu

1994

Khudiram Das

Choddosho-Sal-o-Choloman Rabi (Bengali: চোদ্দশ সাল ও চলমান রবি)

1995

Pratul Chandra Rakshit

Periye Elam (autobiography)

Shakti Chattopadhyay (posthumous)

1996

Ajoy Home (posthumous)

Chena Achena Pakhi (ornithology)

1999

Amitava Dasgupta

Aamaar Nirabota, Aamaar Bhasha (poetry)

Mangalacharan Chattopdhyay

Shreshtha Kobita

2003

Dr. Biswanath Chakraborty

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)

Biman B. Nath

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

Paul Detienne

2011

Amartya Sen

2012

Mridul Dasgupta (literature)

Amit Chaudhuri (other than Bengali)

2013–2018

Year

Name

Work

2013

Ranajit Das

For overall contribution to Bengali poetry.

2014

Dr Sankar Kumar Nath

For "Kolkata Medical College-r Gorar Katha O Pandit Madhusudan Gupta" in Science

2014

Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

For Decolonisation in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-Independence West Bengal, 1947-52 (London: Routledge, 2009; Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2012)

2014

Debarati Mitra

2015

Gautam Basu

For "Bengali Poetry"

2018

Boria Majumdar

Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians

2020–Present

Year

Name

Work

2022

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

For overall contribution

2022

Bikash Sinha

For overall contribution

2022

France Bhattacharya

For overall contribution

2023

Sanjib Chattopadhyay

For overall contribution

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