MUMBAI: ABP News Network’s subsidiary ABP Ananda honoured nine eminent personalities of Bengal during the 15th edition of its flagship event ‘Sera Bengali 2019’ at The Oberoi Grand Hotel, Kolkata.
‘Sera Bengali’ is a platform to honour progressive Bengali personalities whose achievements in their respective fields have brought laurels to the state. The recipients of the 2019 Sera Bengali Award are as follows:
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S NO |
List of Awardees |
List of Award Categories |
List of Felicitators |
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1 |
Ustad Rashid Khan |
Music |
Haimanti Shukla, Singer |
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2 |
Bratya Basu |
Drama |
Debshankar Haldar, Actor |
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3 |
Smaranjit Chakraborty |
Literature |
Samaresh Majumdar, Author |
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4 |
Dipa Karmakar |
Sports |
Jhulan Goswami, Cricketer |
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5 |
Bimal Kundu |
Art |
Lalu Prasad Shaw, Artist |
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6 |
Ronojoy Dutta |
Business |
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Managing Director of Bandhan Bank |
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7 |
Abir Chattopadhyay |
Film |
Prosenjit Chattopadhyay, Actor |
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8 |
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay |
Lifetime Achievement |
Sandhya Roy, Actor |
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9 |
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
Sera Sera |
Krishna Basu, Former MP of Lok Sabha |
Mr Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP News Network said, “I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the winners whose outstanding contribution to Bengal and its cultural life is immense. We are proud of the awardees and their work. ANN is known for identifying and honouring eminent personalities from various fields in various regions and through this platform, we want to encourage more citizens of India to take a step forward and do their bit in shaping the future of the country.”
ABP Ananda is the number 1 news channel of Bengal and has defined itself as a responsible channel known for fearless reporting with a fair and balanced approach.