Prafulla is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Prafulla Chaki (1888–1908), Bengali revolutionary associated with the Jugantar group * Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (1891–1983), the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India * Prafulla Chandra Roy, Bengali academician, a chemist and entrepreneur * Prafulla Chandra Sen (1897–1990), Bengali Indian politician and freedom fighter * Prafulla Dahanukar (born 1934), award-winning Indian painter * Prafulla Kumar Das, Chief Minister of Tripura state, India from 1 April to 25 July 1977 * Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (born 1952), leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam * Prafulla Kumar Sen, Indian revolutionary and philosopher

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