The Rabindra Puraskar (also Rabindra Smriti Puraskar) is the highest honorary literary award given in the Indian state of West Bengal.
This award is named after the famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and is administered by the Government of West Bengal under the aegis of the Paschimbanga Bangla Academy (Bengali Academy of West Bengal), Kolkata.The award is given for creative literature, non-fiction and books about Bengal in Bengali as well as other languages.
From 1983 to 2003 this award was conferred to one or more writers as a recognition of their lifetime achievement.
Since 2006 this award again is being conferred to one or more writers as a recognition of their lifetime achievement.
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