(From left to right) West Bengal’s first chief minister Prafulla Ghosh (Aug 15, 1947 – Jan 14, 1948; Nov 2, 1967 – Feb 20, 1968; Apr 2, 1971 – Jun 28, 1971); Bidhan Chandra Roy (Jan 14, 1948 – Jul 1, 1962); Prafulla Chandra Sen (Jul 8, 1962 – Mar 15, 1967); Siddhartha Shankar Ray (Mar 19, 1972 – Jun 21, 1977); Jyoti Basu (Jun 21, 1977 – Nov 6, 2000); Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Nov 6, 2000 – May 13, 2011); Mamata Banerjee (sworn in on May 20, 2000). Apart from the above, Ajoy Mukherjee served as the chief minister from Mar 15, 1967 to Nov 2, 1967 and from Feb 25, 1969 to Mar 19, 1970
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র ঘোষ | |
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| Prafullachandra Ghosh at Writers' Building in 1947 | |
| Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office August 15, 1947 – August 14, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | New Post |
| Succeeded by | B. C. Roy |
| Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office November 2, 1967 – February 20, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Calcutta, British India |
| Died | Calcutta, India |
Early life
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was born in Dhaka (now in Bangla Desh) in December 1891.He received his education in Jagannath college and earned high scholarship with his extraordinary merit. He successfully completed his graduation from Calcutta University in Science and also passed B.A.andM.M.A. from the same university.He came in contact with the revolutionary Pulin Das while he was astudent. After completion of his higher education he was employed as a research scholar in Dacca college and srved there for two years.Later he joined in Provincial Education Service in Dacca. He also served as a professor for a short period in Presidency College, Calcutta. Eventually, he was recruited in British Imperial Service and served as a Deputy assay Master in Calcutta Mint.He was the first Indian served in this post. He got his Doctorate degree (D.Sc.) from Calcutta University after completion of his research work.
Political Career
In his youth he was allied with Dr. Suresh Chandra Banerjee. Later he became a follower of Gandhiji and joined non-cooperation movement. He gave his service as a Assay Master and began worrking in Abhoy Ashram.In 1921, he conducted a volunteer corps and was detained by the police. He then became secretary of Provincial Congress Committee in 1924..Abhoy Ashram was then a social organisation serving in a village for all round welfare of the villagers.He joined Abhoy Ashram along with Dr. Suresh Chandra Banerjee At this time he wore Khadi Dhoti, Punjabi and Tupi. He was appointed as the secretary of the Civil DIsobedience Council in 1930. He broke the Salt law and was arrested and imprisoned for two years and wasreleased after Gandhi-Irwin pact.
He was the elected as the Chairman of Calcutta session of the Congress but as Congress was declared unlawful he was again arrested and detained for 6 months.During the middle of Thirties Ghosh tried to develop the villages through Abhoy Ashram including Industrialisation. He swas elected President of Relief Committee of West bengal in 1936. He was elected as a member of AICC in 1939 and performed self-satyagraha against war in 1940.
As Chief Minister
After the withdrawal of British rule Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was selected as the Chief Miniseter of west Bengal
on 15th Aug 1947 and he tried to develop the administrative system and remove corruption . He enforced anti-corruption bill. He formed " Bangla Bhasha Paribhasha Committee." In his time the Jorasanko Building of Tagore was handed over to Rabindrabharati Siciety.But due to the conspiracy of the vested interests and the Industrialists and the difference of opinion with the High command of the Congress forced him to resign on 14 January 1948... He again became Chief minister on 2 Nov 1967 and continued till 20th Feb 1968 In the third time he hold the position on 2 April 1971and continued upto 20th June 1971 He also joned in first non-Congress Cabinet under Ajoy Mukherjee. but formed resigned from the cabinet he formed Progressive Democratic Front in 1967.
His important works are Banglar Prachin Bharatiya Sangskriti< Cultural History of Undivided Bengal,. He passed 8 years in prison at different times.
He died in Calcutta in 1983.
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