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"Cannot justify seven new mistakes to correct one": Amartya Sen says SIR risks ‘disenfranchising’ poor people

The 91-year-old economist also appealed for a revival of the longstanding Indian tradition of active Hindu–Muslim cooperation ...
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Rajasthan: RSS sees merit in Amartya Sen’s ideas!

BJP margdarshak Murli Manohar Joshi cited Sen to flag growing income inequality in India, to approving nods from RSS chief ...

Some things don’t change. Amartya Sen’s bond with Santiniketan remains unbreakable

In the town built by Rabindranath Tagore that carries a myriad myths about Bengal’s most famous poet, its second Nobel ...

‘Decided to speak in French, but I don’t know French’: Amartya Sen’s jibe amid language row

The 91-year-old Nobel Laureate was speaking at a public discussion here on the theme ‘India's Youth: Social Opportunities They Should Have'.

The chilling parallels between famine in Palestine and colonial Bengal

Democratic governments, accountable to their citizens, have a strong incentive to prevent large-scale starvation, as Amartya ...

At RSS meeting, concerns raised about income inequality, poor per capita GDP — by BJP stalwart Murli Manohar Joshi

At the closed-door session with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in attendance, Joshi quotes Amartya Sen, cautions against disparities AI may bring, draws attention to low college enrolment, highlights agricul ...