Questioning the fairness of the bureaucratic process, Sen demanded strict documentation from citizens who may not have access to those things. Adding that administrative processes and periodic revisions are necessary, but these must not come at the cost of fundamental rights.
Professor David C Engerman on interviewing and writing about 6 famous South Asians who gave the world development economics.
The situation in Bangladesh affects me deeply because I have a strong Bengali sense of identity, Amarty Sen told PTI
MAMI Gala Premiere: US-based economics professor-cum-filmmaker Suman Ghosh on Puratawn (The Ancient), talking films with economist Kaushik Basu, making Amartya Sen documentary, his censored film 'Aadhaar', and downfall of Bengali cinema and literature.
The fake death industry never sleeps!
The first fake post on Amartya Sen's alleged death was traced back to Tommaso Debenedetti -- an Italian school teacher who is infamous for spreading hoax tweets from fake accounts to expose weak links in the media.
One of the reasons why the hoax tweet on Amartya Sen's alleged death went viral was because it appeared to be shared by another Nobel prize winner in Economics -- Claudia Goldin.
The 90-year-old economist also said the UCC surely has a link with advancing the idea of "Hindu Rashtra".