Amartya Sen
Invest in primary teachers, kids’ future at stake
By paying a pittance to our primary level teachers, we are succeeding in driving away much needed talent from this section.
Development must look at the beneficiary’s perspective
Throughout my early work in villages, I remained frustrated by the small scale and slow pace of change.
Intellectuals like Amartya Sen have always misled society: BJP leader
On Sen’s call for defeating BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Dilip Ghosh said people like him have always taken the society on the wrong path.
Wish Amartya Sen spends some time in India to see structural reforms: NITI Aayog VC
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar was responding to a query regarding Sen's recent remarks about the present government.
India has taken ‘quantum jump in wrong direction’ since 2014: Amartya Sen
The economist also said the govt has also deflected from issues of inequalities, caste system and scheduled tribes have been kept out.
Shobhaa’s Take: Stop muzzling the argumentative Indian
This week’s big news revolved around a documentary on the life of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.
Censoring Sen outrageous
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the censor board, which has anyway far outlived its usefulness.
Opposition voices being muzzled, says Mamata Banerjee
Film on Amartya Sen asked to mute ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’ by CBFC for U/A certificate.
Mute ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’ in Amartya Sen film, says CBFC
Sen, who is presently at his hometown in Santiniketan, in Birbhum, refused to be dragged into the controversy.
Censor Board: a one-man show or a rotten system?
In recent times, the CBFC has stirred up many controversies. It’s time we go to the root of the problem and recognise it for what it is.