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"What Is Happening In Bengal...": Amartya Sen Flags Haste In SIR Process
- Saturday January 24, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced deep unease over the SIR process in West Bengal, warning that the exercise is being conducted with "undue haste" and may jeopardise democratic participation, particularly with the assembly elections approaching.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Officials Collect Documents From Amartya Sen's Ancestral Home For SIR
- Friday January 16, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Election officials on Friday visited Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen's residence at Bolpur in Birbhum district and collected the requisite documents in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amartya Sen Receives SIR Summons, Poll Official Explains Why
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) clarified that SIR hearing summonses to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-TMC MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amartya Sen Sent SIR Hearing Notice, Claims Trinamool. Poll Official Reacts
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen has been called for a hearing by the Election Commission in connection with the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists, Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress claimed today.
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www.ndtv.com
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West Bengal SIR: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen Issued Notice By Election Commission, Claims TMC
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- Author: Khushi Maheshwari
India's star pacer, Mohammed Shami, and his brother Mohammed Kaif were also issued notices by the Election Commission to appear for Special-Intensive-Revision hearing.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Amartya Sen Raises Concerns Over SIR, Claims It Risks 'Disenfranchising' Poor People
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- Author: PTI
Sen also questioned the fairness of a bureaucratic process that demands strict documentation from citizens who may not have access to those things.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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India's Tradition Is Hindus, Muslims Living, Working Together: Amartya Sen
- Saturday July 13, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said India has the tradition of Hindus and Muslims working and living together in cohesion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amartya Sen Says Lok Sabha Poll Results Show India Not 'Hindu Rashtra'
- Thursday June 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a 'Hindu Rashtra'.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Will Lead To Greater Transparency": Amartya Sen On Electoral Bonds Verdict
- Monday February 26, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Eminent economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's recent judgment annulling the electoral bonds scheme, denouncing it as a scandal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Court Sets Aside Visva-Bharati's Eviction Order To Amartya Sen
- Wednesday January 31, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday set aside an order of eviction issued by Visva-Bharati on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen from a plot of land in Santiniketan.
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www.ndtv.com
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IEA Appoints World Bank's Kaushik Basu as President-Elect
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
The International Economic Association (IEA) has appointed Kaushik Basu, who is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank, as its president-elect.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Amartya Sen Says Note-Ban Undemocratic Move Akin To Unguided Missile
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday termed note ban as an unguided "missile" fired "unilaterally" by the government without adhering to the democratic conventions.
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"Baba Is Totally Fine": Amartya Sen's Daughter On Rumours Of His Death
- Thursday October 19, 2023
- India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury
Baba is totally fine, was what Nandana Sen, the daughter of renowned economist Amartya Sena, posted on X (formerly Twitter) after several posts speculating about his death were widely shared on social media.
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www.ndtv.com
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Visva-Bharati Submits Documents In Court To Support Amartya Sen's Eviction Notice
- Saturday September 16, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Visva-Bharati University on Saturday submitted several documents to a court in West Bengal's Birbhum district to justify the eviction notice it has served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre of land.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Court Stays Visva-Bharati's Land Eviction Notice To Amartya Sen
- Tuesday August 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday stayed an eviction notice by Visva-Bharati served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre (5,500 square feet) of land which the university claims he is illegally occupying.
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www.ndtv.com
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"What Is Happening In Bengal...": Amartya Sen Flags Haste In SIR Process
- Saturday January 24, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced deep unease over the SIR process in West Bengal, warning that the exercise is being conducted with "undue haste" and may jeopardise democratic participation, particularly with the assembly elections approaching.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Officials Collect Documents From Amartya Sen's Ancestral Home For SIR
- Friday January 16, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Election officials on Friday visited Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen's residence at Bolpur in Birbhum district and collected the requisite documents in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amartya Sen Receives SIR Summons, Poll Official Explains Why
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) clarified that SIR hearing summonses to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-TMC MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amartya Sen Sent SIR Hearing Notice, Claims Trinamool. Poll Official Reacts
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen has been called for a hearing by the Election Commission in connection with the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists, Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress claimed today.
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www.ndtv.com
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West Bengal SIR: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen Issued Notice By Election Commission, Claims TMC
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- Author: Khushi Maheshwari
India's star pacer, Mohammed Shami, and his brother Mohammed Kaif were also issued notices by the Election Commission to appear for Special-Intensive-Revision hearing.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Amartya Sen Raises Concerns Over SIR, Claims It Risks 'Disenfranchising' Poor People
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- Author: PTI
Sen also questioned the fairness of a bureaucratic process that demands strict documentation from citizens who may not have access to those things.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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India's Tradition Is Hindus, Muslims Living, Working Together: Amartya Sen
- Saturday July 13, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said India has the tradition of Hindus and Muslims working and living together in cohesion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amartya Sen Says Lok Sabha Poll Results Show India Not 'Hindu Rashtra'
- Thursday June 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a 'Hindu Rashtra'.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Will Lead To Greater Transparency": Amartya Sen On Electoral Bonds Verdict
- Monday February 26, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Eminent economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's recent judgment annulling the electoral bonds scheme, denouncing it as a scandal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Court Sets Aside Visva-Bharati's Eviction Order To Amartya Sen
- Wednesday January 31, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday set aside an order of eviction issued by Visva-Bharati on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen from a plot of land in Santiniketan.
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www.ndtv.com
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IEA Appoints World Bank's Kaushik Basu as President-Elect
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
The International Economic Association (IEA) has appointed Kaushik Basu, who is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank, as its president-elect.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Amartya Sen Says Note-Ban Undemocratic Move Akin To Unguided Missile
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday termed note ban as an unguided "missile" fired "unilaterally" by the government without adhering to the democratic conventions.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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"Baba Is Totally Fine": Amartya Sen's Daughter On Rumours Of His Death
- Thursday October 19, 2023
- India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury
Baba is totally fine, was what Nandana Sen, the daughter of renowned economist Amartya Sena, posted on X (formerly Twitter) after several posts speculating about his death were widely shared on social media.
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www.ndtv.com
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Visva-Bharati Submits Documents In Court To Support Amartya Sen's Eviction Notice
- Saturday September 16, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Visva-Bharati University on Saturday submitted several documents to a court in West Bengal's Birbhum district to justify the eviction notice it has served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre of land.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Court Stays Visva-Bharati's Land Eviction Notice To Amartya Sen
- Tuesday August 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday stayed an eviction notice by Visva-Bharati served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre (5,500 square feet) of land which the university claims he is illegally occupying.
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www.ndtv.com