Bengal History Archives

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Exploring lesser known History

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh: The Forgotten First Chief Minister of West Bengal

Despite guiding West Bengal through the turbulent days of India’s partition as its very first Chief Minister, Prafulla Chandra Ghosh remains a largely forgotten figure in history. Explore the fascinating life of this brilliant chemist, revolutionary, and staunch Gandhian.

Maulana Azad accused that 1946 elections were manipulated & rigged

In 1946, Congress President Maulana Abul Kalam Azad issued a scathing statement condemning the Bengal elections as a “mockery.” Read his complete, firsthand account detailing the unprecedented violence, religious manipulation by local ‘Pirs’, and the British government’s blatant complicity with the Muslim League.