Sourav Ganguly was awarded the prestigious Banga Bibhusan award on May 20, along with 24 celebrities including Olympian duo PK Banerjee and Chuni Goswami, actor Mithun Chakraborty, dancer Thankamani Kutti and industrialist BK Birla.
Ganguly, the most successful Indian Test captain, was honoured by West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan at a function also attended by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The other awardees include film director Ritoporno Ghosh, football legend Tulsidas Balaram, mountaineer Aung Narvu Sherpa, film actors of yesteryear Sandhya Roy and Sabitri Chatterjee, noted baul singer Purnadas Baul, veteran journalist Amitabha Chowdhury, painter Subhaprasanna and hockey Olympian Gurbux Singh.
Ace tennis player Leander Paes, Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua, paddler Poulami Ghatak and former India women’s cricket captain Jhulan Goswami were among chosen for this year’s ‘Bangabhusan award’
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