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Ratan Tata, Amartya Sen, Anand Mahindra to address 'Kerala Looks A
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 27 (ANI): Industry leaders Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen are among an impressive line-up of speakers expected to share their insights and suggestions at 'Kerala Looks Ahead' (KLA) global meet.
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Central Govt is targeting me politically; BJP targets Nobel laurea
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], December 28 (ANI): Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the BJP-led central government is targetting Nobel laureates like Amartya Sen and Abhijit Banerjee for narrow politics.
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We salute Amartya Sen, allegations being made as he is not incline
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 25 (ANI): 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 inc
Read MoreUnity among opposition important in anti-CAA protests: Amartya Sen
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Monday urged opposition to stay united on the issue of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Read MoreAppalled by violence in JNU campus: Amartya Sen
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said he was "appalled" by the violence on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and blamed the administration for failing to stop the attacks in time.
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Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflow turn up in dhoti, saree to receive
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 11 (ANI): Indian American economist Abhijit Banerjee and his French-American wife Esther Duflo along with their colleague Michael Kremer received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Tuesday for their work to alleviate global poverty that has helped million
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Abhijit Banerjee becomes 10th Indian, Indian-origin person to win
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, becoming the tenth Indian or a person of Indian origin to win the prestigious global award.
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Posters of Amartya Sen's 'Jai Shri Ram' comment surface in Kolkata
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): Banners displaying the photograph of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and his recent statement on 'Jai Shri Ram', were spotted on a busy street of south Kolkata on Friday.
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He should stick to his subject: Meghalaya Guv on Amartya Sen
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 8 (ANI): Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Sunday slammed Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over his remark that the slogan of "Jai Shri Ram" has no association with Bengali culture and that the noted economist should stick to his subject.
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Amartya Sen has no knowledge of Bengal: Dilip Ghosh
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 6 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Amartya Sen, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that he has no knowledge of Bengali culture and people of Bengal don't agree with him.
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'Jai Shri Ram' slogan is used to 'beat up people': Amartya Sen
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 6 (ANI): 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.
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Should Ram Temple, Sabarimala be central issues for elections: Ama
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Noted economist and political commentator Amartya Sen on Monday questioned as to whether the construction of Ram temple and entry of women at Kerala's Sabarimala Temple should be the considered as the central issues for general elections.
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