Amartya Sen

Bengal Should Not Be Party To "National Degeneration": Amartya Sen

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 19, 2021

Bengal should not be a party to the "national degeneration" by choosing to be governed by central leaders instead of the local ones, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said.

Prannoy Roy's Townhall With Amartya Sen On Economy, Farm Laws: Full Transcript

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday March 6, 2021

NDTV's Prannoy Roy speaks to economist and Nobel laureate Professor Amartya Sen on the change in political situation in the US and its impact on India, the economy during the pandemic, the farmers' protests and democracy in India.

259-Member Panel Constituted To Commemorate 75 Years Of India's Independence

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 5, 2021

The members of the panel include former president Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, NSA Ajit Doval, 28 chief ministers, artistes like Lata Mangeshkar, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, senior BJP leader LK Advani, almost all Union ministers and several governors.

Amartya Sen Asks Visva-Bharati To Withdraw "False Allegations" That He Is Illegally Holding Land

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday wrote to Visva-Bharati university demanding that it withdraws the allegation that his family is in "illegal" possession of land in its Santiniketan campus and alleged that the accusations are a crude attempt at harassment.

"Measure Amartya Sen's Santiniketan Plot": Visva Bharati To Bengal Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 17, 2021

Amid the controversy over Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's family being in "illegal" possession of land in Visva-Bharati campus, the central university on Saturday demanded that the West Bengal government measure the plot to resolve the issue.

Won't Be Worthy Heirs Of Tagore If We Don't Reject Communalism: Amartya Sen

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 29, 2020

Political parties sure have good reasons to pursue individual goals, but rejection of communalism ought to be a shared value without which "we shall not be worthy heirs of Tagore and Netaji", Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said.

Amartya Sen "Touched" By Mamata Banerjee's Support On Land Controversy

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday December 28, 2020

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has written to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, thanking her for support in the Visva Bharati land controversy. The 100-year-old university has named 87-year-old laureate among squatters on its land.

Amartya Sen Lashes Out At Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor "Empowered" By Centre

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Sunday December 27, 2020

At the centre of a raging row over his family being in "illegal" possession of land at Visva-Bharati, a livid Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has accused its vice-chancellor of acting at the behest of the Centre "with its growing control over Bengal".

"Big Gap Between Shantiniketan Culture And Vice Chancellor": Amartya Sen

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 26, 2020

At the centre of a raging row over his family being in "illegal" possession of land at Visva Bharati, a livid Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has accused its vice chancellor of acting at the behest of the Centre "with its growing control over Bengal".

"We Shall Overcome": Mamata Banerjee To Amartya Sen On Land Controversy

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 25, 2020

Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen expressing support for him in a controversy over reports that he is on the Visva Bharati University's list of illegal plot holders. Some "nouveau invaders" were raising baseless allegations, the Bengal Chief Minister said in the letter addressed to "Amartya da".

"We Salute You": Mamata Banerjee Defends Amartya Sen Over "Illegal Occupants" Reports

India News | ANI | Friday December 25, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has defended Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen over reports that he was on the Visva Bharati University's list of illegal plot holders and said such allegations were being made against him as he "is not inclined towards BJP's ideology".

Vice-Chancellor's Comments Against Amartya Sen Baseless: Visva-Bharati Faculty Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

An organisation of the teachers of Visva-Bharati on Wednesday alleged that its Vice-Chancellor Prof Bidyut Chakraborty made baseless comments against economist Amartya Sen that the Nobel laureate urged him to stop hawker eviction drive from near his Santiniketan residence and introduced himself as a "Bharat Ratna" during the phone call.

An Early Morning Phone Call For Amartya Sen. He Thought It Was Bad News But...

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Tuesday September 22, 2020

Amartya Sen took a trip down memory lane as he remembered the day he received news of his big Nobel win. At 5 AM on October 14, 1998, Mr Sen received a phone call.

The Nobel Laureate Who Gave Amartya Sen His Name

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Wednesday July 1, 2020

As a Nobel Prize winner and a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, Amartya Sen is today a well know name. But did you know that the man who actually named him Amartya was another Nobel Laureate?

Kerala Gets Amartya Sen's Praise For The Way It Handled COVID-19

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 26, 2020

Praising Kerala for the way it has handled the coronavirus surge, Nobel-laureate and economist Amartya Sen said on Friday COVID-19 would be a transformatory movement in the State and it has dealt with the pandemic combating bureaucracy and red tape.