Recipients
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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 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) | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 [1] (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 | |
| 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. [2] |
| 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 [3] |
| 2022 | Bikash Sinha | For overall contribution [4] |
| 2022 | France Bhattacharya | For overall contribution [5] [6] |
| 2023 | Sanjib Chattopadhyay | For overall contribution |
