Musician Mehreen Mahmud was honoured with the prestigious “Atmajan Smriti” award at the 104th anniversary celebration of the historic East Bengal Club. The esteemed event took place on Tuesday, also observed as East Bengal Day.
West Bengal's Sports Minister, Arup Biswas, and Kolkata's Mayor and Municipalities Minister, Firhad Hakim, presented the award to the renowned artist.
The East Bengal Club, marking its 104th founding anniversary, organized the grand ceremony at 4pm at the Khudiram Practice Centre in India. The event was graced as the chief guest by the presence of Swami Subiranandaji Maharaj, the General Secretary of Ramakrishna Math and Mission.
Among the distinguished awardees were Shri Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, who was bestowed with the “Bharat Gaurav” honor, and former goalkeeper Shri Tarun Bose, who received the “Byomkesh Bose Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award”.
Former cricketer Shri Arup Bhattacharya was honoured with the “Dr. Ramesh Chandra Sen Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award”.
Additionally, esteemed journalists Shri Pradeep Roy and Shri Arun Sengupta were recognized with the 'Ajay Bose Memorial Journalist Award' and the 'Pushpen Sarkar Memorial Journalist Award', respectively.
The event also recognized the unwavering support of dedicated fans, with Shri Sagnik Banerjee and Shri Pradeep Das receiving the “Swapan Ball Memorial Supporters Award”.
In a heartfelt tribute, the late Monem Munna, a former footballer, was posthumously honoured with the “Atmajan Smriti” award. His wife Yasmin Monem and son Azman Salid, along with former Bangladesh players Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Rumi Rizvi Karim, and Mohammad Gholam Ghaus, accepted the award on his behalf.
Furthermore, the event celebrated the musical brilliance of Bangladesh by honoring Mehreen Mahmud, a prominent music artist, with the “Atmajan Priti” award, along with Harunur Rashid, the former editor of Bangladesh Abahani Krirachakra.
Adding to her list of accolades, Mehreen Mahmud was also recently felicitated with the “Bongonari Shommanona” award at a prestigious ceremony held at ICCR in Kolkata, India.
