Mukhyamantri

2022 • 1 Season • Ended

To understand today's West Bengal and its crises and challenges, one needs to know the nitty-gritty of West Bengal's fascinating political history. This docu-series attempts to provide a primer of that history through the reigns of eight Chief Ministers who have ruled the state.

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Episodes

E1. Deshbhager Prostuti o Porinaam

The partition in 1947 triggered a lasting impact on the newly created state of West Bengal. The state then saw two new Chief Ministers in very quick s...

E2. Bidhan Chandra Ray O Prafulla Chandra Sen

With Dr B.C.Roy at the helm, a slew of development projects and a teething refugee crisis went on simultaneously. After his passing, food shortage bec...

E3. Naxal Andolon O Jukto Front

With the Naxal movement gaining momentum, the power centre of West Bengal kept shifting. At the same time, Indira Gandhi emerged as India's foremost l...

E4. Siddhartha Shankar Roy, Joruri Abostha O Jyoti Basu

Human rights violations and state-sponsored violence marked Siddhartha Shankar Ray's regime. Post the Emergency in 1975, the state saw a new Chief Min...

E5. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya O Mamata Bandopadhyay

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's vision of rapid industrialization backfired, and Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee came to power. The state witnessed...