Prafulla Chandra Ghosh

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র ঘোষ
Prafullachandra Ghosh at Writers' Building in 1947
1st Chief Minister of West Bengal
In office August 15, 1947 – August 14, 1948
Preceded by	New Post
Succeeded by	B. C. Roy
In office November 2, 1967 – February 20, 1968
Preceded by	Ajay Kumar Mukherjee
Succeeded by	President's Rule
Personal details
Born	1891 Calcutta, British India
Died	1983 Calcutta, India
Political party	Indian National Congress Progressive Democratic Alliance Front

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (Bengali: প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র ঘোষ Prophullo Chôndro Ghosh; 1891–1983) was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. He was Chief Minister in three West Bengal governments, first in the Indian National Congress government from August 15, 1947 to August 14, 1948, then in the Progressive Democratic Alliance Front government from November 2, 1967 to February 20, 1968.^[1]

Family

His great-granddaughter is Priyanka Yoshikawa, who won the 2016 Miss World Japan contest.^[2]

P. C. Ghosh, Member, Congress Working Committee and External Affairs-Premier, West Bengal broadcasting a talk on Indo-Pakistan Agreement from AIR. Calcutta on July 26, 1950.

Bibliography

• The theory of profits
• India as known to ancient and mediaeval Europe
• Mahatma Gandhi, as I saw him
• West today
• Jībana-smr̥tira bhūmikā
• Mahātmā Gāndhī
• Prācīna Bhāratīẏa sabhyatāra itihāsa

References

1. Modern Bengal A Short History of Bengal. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
2. Kantho, Kaler. "বাংলাদেশি বংশোদ্ভুত প্রিয়াংকাকে নিয়ে ভারতে মাতামাতি - কালের কণ্ঠ". Retrieved 10 September 2016.