Banga-Vibhushan honour for Navaratna
In this photo (left to right) : Supriya Devi, Mahasweta Devi, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Ustad Amzad Ali Khan, M K Narayanan, Mamata Bandopadhyay, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, Amala Shankar,
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay and Shailen Manna.
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay and Shailen Manna.
Venue : Science City Auditorium, Kolkata
Kolkata: It was a memorable day in the life of Navaratna who have made Bengal proud over years. Applauding the initiative taken for the first time to felicitate nine eminent celebrities from various fields of acting, sports, music, dance and writing, governor MK Narayanan congratulated chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her unique initiative.
The nine celebrities who received the first Banga-Vibhushan award on Monday at the Science City auditorium included Shailen Manna, Amala Shankar, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, Dwijen Bandopadhyay, Manna Dey, Amjad Ali Khan, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Mahasweta Devi and Supriya Devi.
(Courtesy : Sangbad Pratidin & The Times of India)
