Amartya Sen

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American economist Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel prize in economics. American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the Nobel prize in economics, talks to the press at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 9, 2023. The Nobel prize in economics was on October 9, 2023 awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market. The 77-year-old Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod "for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes," the jury said. (Photo by Lauren Owens Lambert / AFP)

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Devi Kar | How Amartya’s memoirs hold some valuable lessons for life

The great advantage is that Prof. Sen writes lucidly about a stupendous range of topics and ideas that a general reader can relate to

23 Sep 2021 12:40 AM

Defence: No papers to prove charges against Navlakha

According to the Pune police, all the accused were active members of the banned organisation, CPI Maoist.

07 Dec 2019 2:30 AM

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh congratulated Indian-origin economist Abhijit Banerjee on Monday for getting the Nobel Prize and said his work on poverty alleviation and development of new techniques was truly pathbreaking. (Photo: File)

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Amartya Sen was the first Indian economist to win the Nobel Prize in 1998.

15 Oct 2019 9:27 AM

Sen's comments were displayed in Bengali on the hoardings with a deep blue background and his photo on the left. (Photo: ANI)

Posters of Amartya Sen's 'Jai Shri Ram' comment surface in Kolkata

The 'Jai Shri Ram' chant had become the centre of political controversy with BJP and TMC sparring over it during LS elections.

12 Jul 2019 5:30 PM

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Sunday criticised Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's over his remark that 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan is used nowadays to beat up people across the country and it has no association with Bengali culture. (Photo: File)

He should stick to his subject: Meghalaya Guv after Sen's remarks on ‘Jai Shri Ram’

The noted economist had also said that he has never heard of the festival Ram Navami being celebrated in Bengal before.

08 Jul 2019 12:48 PM

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Friday said that 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan is nowadays used 'to beat up people' across the country and has no association with Bengali culture. (Photo: File)

Amartya Sen not aware of Bengali culture: BJP on ‘Jai Sri Ram’ remark

He also said that he has never heard of Ram Navami being celebrated in the state before, asserting that it has now gained popularity.

06 Jul 2019 9:16 AM

Amartya Sen, who is the author of Reason before Identity.

How often do we place ‘reason’ before ‘identity’?

A lot of innovative ideas were thrown up but the allotted time was over before the mike could come to me.

29 Mar 2019 12:54 AM

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Although the data is skimpy, many of the development programmes don’t appear to have a beneficiary orientation.

Development must look at the beneficiary’s perspective

Throughout my early work in villages, I remained frustrated by the small scale and slow pace of change.

11 Feb 2019 12:43 AM

'He had always given wrong direction to the society, it is no surprise he is again doing the same thing,' Ghosh said. (Photo: File)

Intellectuals like Amartya Sen have always misled society: BJP leader

On Sen’s call for defeating BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Dilip Ghosh said people like him have always taken the society on the wrong path.

27 Aug 2018 8:04 AM

'We are getting backwards in the fastest-growing economy. Now, India is the second worst. Pakistan has managed to shield us from being the worst,' Amartya Sen said. (Photo: File)

Wish Amartya Sen spends some time in India to see structural reforms: NITI Aayog VC

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar was responding to a query regarding Sen's recent remarks about the present government.

15 Jul 2018 3:29 PM

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was speaking in Delhi at the launch of the Hindi edition of his book 'An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction' that he co-authored with Jean Dreze. (Photo: File)

India has taken ‘quantum jump in wrong direction’ since 2014: Amartya Sen

The economist also said the govt has also deflected from issues of inequalities, caste system and scheduled tribes have been kept out.

08 Jul 2018 7:06 PM

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen sharing a lighter moment with Dadasaheb Phalke awardee and legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee (R) during the special screening of "Argumentative Indian" documentary on Amartya Sen, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa’s Take: Stop muzzling the argumentative Indian

This week’s big news revolved around a documentary on the life of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.

15 Jul 2017 2:40 AM

Censoring Sen outrageous

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the censor board, which has anyway far outlived its usefulness.

14 Jul 2017 12:22 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Opposition voices being muzzled, says Mamata Banerjee

Film on Amartya Sen asked to mute ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’ by CBFC for U/A certificate.

13 Jul 2017 5:13 AM

Amartya Sen (left) with veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee during a special screening of The Argumentative Indian. (Photo: AP)

Mute ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’ in Amartya Sen film, says CBFC

Sen, who is presently at his hometown in Santiniketan, in Birbhum, refused to be dragged into the controversy.

13 Jul 2017 2:33 AM

Censor Board: a one-man show or a rotten system?

In recent times, the CBFC has stirred up many controversies. It’s time we go to the root of the problem and recognise it for what it is.

13 Jul 2017 12:05 AM

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