Bankim Puraskar
{{Short description|Award for Bengali literature, given by the Government of West Bengal}}
Bankim Puraskar ({{langx|bn|বঙ্কিম পুরস্কার}}, 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 SenPandey, S. N., [https://books.google.com/books?id=G0F6QKfiktQC&dq=bankim+puraskar&pg=PA67 West Bengal General Knowledge Digest]
- 1982 – Gour Kishore Ghosh{{cite web |author=PUCL |url=http://www.pucl.org/reports/WestBengal/2001/ghosh.htm |title=Obituary: Gour kishore Ghosh,. A civil Liberties activist |publisher=Pucl.org |date=2000-12-15 |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716233017/http://pucl.org/reports/WestBengal/2001/ghosh.htm |archive-date=2016-07-16 |url-status=dead }}
- 1983 – Sunil Gangopadhyay{{cite web |url=http://www.sunilgangopadhyay.org/awards1.html |title=Welcome To The World Of Sunil Gangopadhyay |publisher=Sunilgangopadhyay.org |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831234821/http://www.sunilgangopadhyay.org/awards1.html |archive-date=2012-08-31 |url-status=dead }} – Sei Samay (novel, 2 volumes)
- 1984 – Sushil Jana
name="who">Dutt, Kartik Chandra, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&q=Sarat+Kumar+Mukhopadhyay Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M], Sahitya Akademi, 1999
- 1985 – Prafulla Roy – [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304173738/http://discountpandit.com/products/bangalore/books/akasera-nice-manusha-mta4mdi=.html Akasher Neeche Manush] (novel)
- 1986 – Amiya Bhushan Majumdar{{cite web |url=http://www.parabaas.com/bookstore/novels.html |title=The Parabaas BookStore: Sharodiya and Other Bangla Magazines; অনলাইন বাংলা বই |publisher=Parabaas.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-date=2012-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831024300/http://www.parabaas.com/bookstore/novels.html |url-status=dead }} – Rajnagar (novel)
- 1987 – Amalendu Chakraborty{{cite web|author=Priyadarsee Chakraborty |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/noted-bangla-author-dies-at-75/477172/ |title=Noted Bangla author dies at 75 |publisher=Indian Express |date=2009-07-02 |accessdate=2012-09-22}} – Jabajjiban (novel)
- 1988 – Sachindranath Bandyopadhyay
name="who"/>
- 1990 – Dibyendu Palit{{Cite web |url=http://clickforboi.in/authorinfo/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4/ |title=Click for বই: Author Info - দিব্যেন্দু পালিত |access-date=2012-08-07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217232356/http://clickforboi.in/authorinfo/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4/ |archive-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead }}
- 1991 – Kamal Kumar Majumdar[http://www.dainikdestiny.com/index.php?view=details&type=main&cat_id=1&menu_id=57&pub_no=67&news_type_id=1&index=1&archiev=yes&arch_date=15-01-2010 কমলকুমার মজুমদার: স্বকীয় ধারার কথাশিল্পী] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117102425/http://www.dainikdestiny.com/index.php?view=details&type=main&cat_id=1&menu_id=57&pub_no=67&news_type_id=1&index=1&archiev=yes&arch_date=15-01-2010 |date=2023-01-17 }}, Dainik Destiny, January 15, 2010 – Galpasamagra (complete stories) (posthumous)
- 1992 – Abhijit Sen{{cite web |author=Nilesh Pancholi |url=http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=180 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118011323/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=180 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-18 |title=Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright |publisher=Bengali Books Online |accessdate=2012-09-22 }} – Rahu Chandaler HarhSen, Abhijit, [http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=29&view=archiev&y=2010&m=12&d=17&action=main&option=all&menu_type=&pub_no=545&type= বালুরঘাট — সময়ের বালুবেলা] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610112319/http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=29&view=archiev&y=2010&m=12&d=17&action=main&option=all&menu_type=&pub_no=545&type= |date=2015-06-10 }}, Samakal, December 17, 2010 (novel)
- 1993 – Shankar (Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay) – Gharer Madhye Ghar
- 1994 – Syed Mustafa Siraj{{cite web |author=Nilesh Pancholi |url=http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=248 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117203514/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=248 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-17 |title=Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright |publisher=Bengali Books Online |accessdate=2012-09-22 }} – Aleek Manush (novel)
- 1995 – Manjush Dasgupta,
name="who"/> Sandipan Chattopadhyay{{Cite web |url=http://clickforboi.in/authorinfo/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F/ |title=Click for বই: Author Info: সন্দীপন চট্টোপাধ্যায় |access-date=2014-06-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613203745/http://clickforboi.in/authorinfo/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F/ |archive-date=2014-06-13 |url-status=dead }}
- 1996 – Nabarun Bhattacharya – Harbart (novel){{cite web|author=Nabarun Bhattacharya |url=http://www.goodreads.com/award/show/9428-bankim-puraskar |title=Bankim Puraskar Winners |publisher=Goodreads.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-22}} (award returned in 2007 in protest against the Nandigram violence){{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-160706542/nabarun-bhattacharya-return-bankim.html |title=Article: Nabarun Bhattacharya to return Bankim Puraskar. | AccessMyLibrary - Promoting library advocacy |publisher=AccessMyLibrary |date=2007-03-18 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2007/April/outrage_protest.html |title=Outrage and Protest |publisher=Cpiml.org |date=2007-03-26 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}
- 1998 – Atin Bandyopadhyay{{cite web|url=http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/107660.html |title=Atin Bandayopadhyay |publisher=Calcuttayellowpages.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-22}} – Dui Bharatbarsha (novel)
- ... ... . – Bani Basu{{cite web|url=http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/107696.html |title=Bani Basu |publisher=Calcuttayellowpages.com |date=1939-03-11 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}{{cite web |url=http://www.shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Bani%20Basu.html |title=Bani Basu |publisher=Shibpurinternational.com |date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728083442/http://www.shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Bani%20Basu.html |archive-date=2013-07-28 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=706202 |title=Bengali Writer Shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi Award |publisher=news.outlookindia.com |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131082940/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=706202 |archive-date=2013-01-31 |url-status=dead }}
- 2000 – Narayan Sanyal{{cite web |author=Pranesh Biswas Civil |url=http://www.becollege.org/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=135 |title=Global Alumni Association of Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, India |publisher=Becollege.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003326/http://www.becollege.org/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=135 |url-status=dead }} – Rupamanjari (3 volumes) (historical novel)
- 2001 – Samir Rakshit Dukher Akhyan (novel),
- 2001 – Amar Mitra{{cite web |author=Nilesh Pancholi |url=http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=194 |title=Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright |publisher=Bengali Books Online |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080941/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=194 |archive-date=2017-12-01 |url-status=dead }} – Ashwacharit[https://sites.google.com/site/alasadupura/phicarada-poyeta/kibhabebalabakaraoparagalpaupanyaserahayeothabanaothanirbharasilakathasahityikaamaramitrerasatheanalainaalapa অলস দুপুর: কিভাবে বলব তার ওপর গল্প, উপন্যাসের হয়ে ওঠা বা না ওঠা নির্ভরশীল: কথাসাহিত্যিক অমর মিত্রের সাথে অনলাইন আলাপ] (novel)
- 2002{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-23/news-interviews/27304778_1_award-sunil-jana-literature |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103085611/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-23/news-interviews/27304778_1_award-sunil-jana-literature |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-03 |title='Bankim,' 'Vidyasagar' awards for 2002 announced |date=2002-09-23 |work=The Times of India|accessdate=2012-09-22}} – Chitta Ghoshal – Nirbachita Galpo volume 2 (selected stories)
- 2002 . – Tapan Bandyopadhyay – Nadi, Mati, Aranya (3 volumes)
- 2004 – Bhagirath Mishra – Mrigaya
- 2005 – Sadhan Chattopadhyay{{cite web |author=Nilesh Pancholi |url=http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=437 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117185013/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=437 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-17 |title=Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright |publisher=Bengali Books Online |accessdate=2012-09-22 }}
- ... ... . – Nabendu Ghosh{{Cite web |url=http://clickforboi.in/bookdetail/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2.html |title=Click for বই: চাঁদ দেখেছিল by নবেন্দু ঘোষ |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218004230/http://clickforboi.in/bookdetail/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2.html |archive-date=2013-02-18 |url-status=dead }} – Chand Dekhechhilo (novel)
- ... ... . – Swapnamoy Chakraborty{{Cite web|url=http://www.galpopath.com/p/blog-page_2.html|title = লেখক পরিচিতি}} – Abantinagar (novel)
- 2006 – Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay{{cite web |author=Ramkumar Mukhapadhyay |url=http://www.mitraandghosh.co.in|title=Dukha keora |publisher=Mitra and Ghose |date=2014-05-16}}
- 2007 – Jhareswar Chattopadhyay – Sohish
- 2008 – Kinnar Roy – Mrittukushum, Nalini Bera{{cite web |author=Nilesh Pancholi |url=http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=291 |title=Buy Bengali Books Online - Sell Bengali Books Copyright |publisher=Bengali Books Online |accessdate=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113206/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=291 |archive-date=2018-02-24 |url-status=dead }}
- 2010 – Afsar Ahmed – Hire Bhikharini O Sundori Ramoni Kissa
- 2010 – Anil Ghorai – [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045416/http://discountpandit.com/products/Bangalore/books/Ananta-Draghima-MTEzODI=.html Ananta Draghima] (Study on the use of colors in the works and paintings of Rabindranath Tagore)
- 2011 – Rabisankar Bal{{cite web|url=http://banglasahityasahityasangbad.blogspot.in/2011/12/blog-post.html#!/2011/12/blog-post.html |title=বাংলা সাহিত্য: বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র স্মৃতি পুরস্কার পেলেন রবিশংকর বল |publisher=Banglasahityasahityasangbad.blogspot.in |date= |accessdate=2012-09-22}} – Dozakhnama (novel)
- 2012 – Kamal Chakraborty{{cite web |url=http://wb.gov.in/BanglarMukh/Download?FilePath=/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/af47e72c-637e-4adc-a73a-f0ad319053bf/Jun_12_12.pdf |title=State observes Nazrul birth anniversary, foundation stone of Nazrul Study Centre unveiled |publisher=Wb.gov.in |accessdate=2012-10-01 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2014 – Ramanath Roy[http://www.aajkaal.net/27-05-2014/news/221566/ নজরুল তীর্থের নাম মানুষের মুখে মুখে ঘুরবে: মমতা] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531040606/http://www.aajkaal.net/27-05-2014/news/221566/ |date=2014-05-31 }}, Aajkaal, May 27, 2014[http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mamata-banerjee-inaugurates-nazrul-teertha-at-newtown-kolkata/articleshow/35623416.cms নজরুল তীর্থ দুই বাংলার সম্পর্ককে সুদৃঢ় করবে, বললেন মমতা], Ei Samay Sangbadpatra, June 13, 2014
- 2023 – Jayanta Dey Annapurna (novel)https://www.deyspublishing.com/public/index.php/product/annapurna-m4fvn{{dead link|date=March 2025}}