About
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.
Cast
Pratik Dutta
as Self - Presenter
Saoli Chattopadhyay
as Self - Presenter
Bidhan Chandra Roy
as Self (archive footage)
Mamata Banerjee
as Self (archive footage)
Jyoti Basu
as Self (archive footage)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
as Self (archive footage)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
as Self (archive footage)
Jawaharlal Nehru
as Self (archive footage)
Indira Gandhi
as Self (archive footage)
Sugata Bose
as Self
Suranjan Das
as Self
Bratati Hore
as Self
Sandip Bandyopadhyay
as Self
Deba Prasad Roy
as Self
Debraj Bandopadhyay
as Self
Upendra Nath Biswas
as Self
Subhanil Chowdhury
as Self
Sobhanlal Datta Gupta
as Self
Sujato Bhadra
as Self
Arun Bandopadhyay
as Self
Episodes
Season 1
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 succession!
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 became a major issue that led to mass outrage. The United Front Government was born of this crisis.
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 leader and deputed Siddhartha Shankar Roy to solve the crisis in West Bengal.
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 Minister and CPI(M) evolving as a formidable force in the state.
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 the rise of BJP as a major political force but they were eventually outnumbered politically.
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