Asserting that India cannot belong only to the Hindus or to the Muslims, the octogenarian stressed on the need to stay united in line with the country’s traditions.
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Intolerance is about lack of power of thinking, says Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Not tolerating people’s opinion is about lacking the power of thinking and harassing people is unacceptable, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said here on Sunday. “The present situation in the country must change,” Sen, a noted economist, said. According to Sen, many universities in the country are suffering, their freedom[Read More…]
Why Amartya Sen’s “The Argumentative Indian” is the answer to all the contemporary debates
Cognizance of India’s past is important for an adequate understanding of the capacious idea of India
Minorities must not be in awe of majority in terms of number: Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Saturday said the minorities and the liberal forces in India, who oppose the divisive politics of the present day, need to be more vocal and assertive. Discussing the present scenario in India, Sen said those ruling the country do not constitute a majority, but[Read More…]
Lack of attention on education, health magnified in Modi rule: Amartya Sen
New Delhi: Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen said the lack of attention on social sectors had taken a quantum jump in the wrong direction since the BJP came to power and that despite the visible prominence of backwardness in India, the political dispensation was diverting attention from the core issues. Things[Read More…]
Film on Amartya Sen stalls as director refuses to mute ‘Gujarat’, ‘cow’, ‘Hindu India’
After a clash with Central Board of Film Certification, the Argumentative Indian – a documentary on Amartya Sen by filmmaker and economist Suman Ghosh will not be released in Kolkata this week. The development took place as Ghosh has refused to follow the CBFC’s order to mute words like ‘Gujarat’,[Read More…]
Narendra Modi declared all Indians crook: Amartya Sen on demonetisation drive
Reacting to the government’s decision to demonetise ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes, Bharat Ratna and Nobel laureate, Professor Amartya Sen, said that both, the idea and the way it was implemented, was akin to a “despotic action” and betrayed the “authoritarian nature of the government”. “Telling the public suddenly that[Read More…]