#Amartya Sen

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Apples and Sympathy “of two girls who find two apples, one large and one small” Girl A tells girl B, ‘You choose’. B immediately picks the larger apple. A is upset and permits herself the remark that this was grossly unfair. ‘Why?’ asks B. ‘Which one would you have chosen, if you were to choose rather than me?’ ‘The smaller one, of course’, A replies. B is now triumphant: ‘Then what are you complaining about? That’s the one you’ve got!’ ― Amartya Sen

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Paradoxes of Liberty - Amartya Sen (1981)

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The relevance of health equity for social justice in general is hard to overstress.

Why Health Equity? by Amartya Sen

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These multi-layered oppressions generate multiple forms of minority stress as interlocking identities perpetuate the social conditions of the stigmatised community. Amartya Sen argues that social exclusion has a conceptual connection with poverty and deprivation and is an approach to studying the dimensions of poverty. Being excluded from social relations can result in other deprivations, capability failures and limiting life opportunities. The consequences of discrimination can lead to deprivation indirectly, through passive discrimination, in which discouragement and lower self-confidence convert into poor performance, or through direct routes that reduce access to income or education. A research paper published by public health practioner Ashraful Kabir and others states that political, economic and cultural implications resulting from the intersecting inequalities prove a disadvantage to socially excluded groups. More generally, a continuing combination of discrimination with lower levels of educational attainment keeps these groups in the worst-paid and most demeaning jobs.

Ayra Indrias Patras, ‘Once a sweeper…?’, Dawn

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Amarta Sen Refuse Bangabibhushan of West Bengal Govt

বঙ্গ বিভূষণ সম্মান নিচ্ছেন না অমর্ত্য সেন। বঙ্গবিভূষণ সম্মান নিচ্ছেন না অমর্ত্য সেন কারন নিয়ে ধোঁয়াশা নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা – কলকাতা : রাজ্য সরকার বঙ্গবিভূষণ (Bangabibhusan) পুরস্কার ঘোষণা করেছে। কিন্তু নোবেলজয়ী অর্থনীতিবিদ অমর্ত্য সেন সেই পুরস্কার নিচ্ছেন না। পারিবারিক সূত্রে জানা গেছে, নোবেল বিজয়ী অর্থনীতিবিদ ড.অমর্ত্য সেন বর্তমানে বিদেশে রয়েছেন, এখনই দেশে ফিরছেন না। কিন্তু কেন তিনি বঙ্গবিভূষণ…

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“Quando le donne stanno bene, tutto il mondo sta meglio” - Mobilitazione Nazionale contro la Violenza sulle Donne

me.dea aderisce alla mobilitazione nazionale con l’illuminazione della scarpetta rossa in viale Massobrio ad Alessandria

me.dea aderisce alla mobilitazione nazionale con l’illuminazione della scarpetta rossa in viale Massobrio ad Alessandria. L’Associazione di Promozione Sociale me.dea, Centro Antiviolenza di Alessandria, ha scelto di aderire alla mobilitazione nazionale indetta dalla Rete D.i.Re per alzare una voce decisa contro la violenza sulle donne. Il 9 novembre, in una giornata dedicata alla…

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India's tradition is Hindus, Muslims living, working together: Amartya Sen

KOLKATA �� Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said India has the tradition of Hindus and Muslims working and living together in cohesion. Sen, a noted economist, was speaking at a programme at the Alipore Jail Museum to foster book-reading habits among underprivileged youth. “Going by the history of our country, Hindus and Muslims have been working together in harmony in perfect coordination…

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What I've learned from Noam Chomsky

As news of Noam Chomsky's failing health makes the rounds, I share some learnings from my interactions with a trailblazing public intellectual whose moral compass has impacted the world

As news of Noam Chomsky’s failing health makes the rounds, I share some learnings from my interactions with a trailblazing public intellectual whose moral compass has impacted the world PERSONAL POLITICALBy Beena Sarwar Noam Chomsky in Pakistan, 2001. Screenshot from VPRO news report by Beena Sarwar. I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures and hold…

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Anartya Sen's 'Lady Chatterlay's Lover' example of his Paretian Liberal Paradox

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An Extremely Kind Overview

Beginning on page 50 of this magazine, there is a very kind overview of my charity work, faith, and writing. Although it is published in a secular magazine, my faith is openly discussed, which I hope gives readers pause to reflect. Being a Christian changes everything, and I give God all the glory. I’m grateful to my friend Nicki for taking the time to write it and for being so complimentary; it…

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Autodidact’s Library No. 15: Amartya Sen, Identity and Violence. The Illusion of Destiny

I read this book because of a tumblr post. I can’t find the post any more and don’t remember who made it, but they said it was a sort of antidote to Huntington’s infuriatingly stupid “clash of civilisations” idea, and after spending 8 years in a Middle Eastern studies department of a European university, I really, really needed that. Anyway, I wasn’t promised too much – the book not only rebutted Huntington’s simplistic idea of “civilisatons” and “cultural identities”, but it made me chuckle a few times with some rhetorical dig or other at Huntington and his ilk.

What the book is really about is the multiplicity and complexity of identity and the freedom of choice we all have in deciding which of our identities are important to us and what consequences to draw from that. No one is just German or just Indian or just English or just Mexican, but instead the same person can identify as an American citizen, a white person, a woman, a lesbian, a member of her local chess club, a left-wing person, a computer engineer, a Christian, etc. etc. etc., all at the same time. According to Sen, it’s not just right-wing nationalists who tend to flatten people into a singular identity (or a very few identities) and use that to form in-group cohesion and turn people against the out-group, causing a lot of violence, but he claims liberals make the same mistake even in their efforts to counter said right-wing rhetorical strategy. For example, there is a lot of focus on intercultural cooperation or interfaith dialogue, but always with a focus on people as members of cultures or religions (and often focused on religious leaders as spokespeople), when it might be, in Sen’s opinion, more effective to encourage people to work together as a civil society and find a common identity instead of just a collection of cultural groups that remains focused somehow on their divisions.

Even more important, according to Sen, is encouraging people to apply reasoning and free choice to their various identities. There are obvious limits to this, as a young-ish person from Germany I can’t choose to identify as an African man, but I can choose to regard my queerness as a more important part of my identity than my nationality. (Or vice versa, which sadly several conservative politicians in Germany are doing.)

I found his theses clear and worth thinking about, and the various historical examples he brings are interesting. I did think the book gets a bit repetitive at times, like the same points could have been made in 100 pages rather than 150. Still, I’m glad I gave this a read!

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Amartya Sen: The Unsung Hero!

Amartya Sen: Amidst a whirlwind of false news, let’s unravel the inspiring journey of renowned economist Amartya Sen, a man whose legacy continues to shape the world. In this blog post, we delve into the life and achievements of this extraordinary individual, debunking myths and celebrating the truth. Unraveling the Truth:In a recent wave of misinformation, reports surfaced claiming the demise…

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Friedenspreisträger 2023: Der unbeugsame Salman Rushdie

Der in Mumbai geborene und in den USA lebende Schriftsteller Salman Rushdie wurde zum diesjährigen Träger des Friedenspreises gewählt. Unter hohen persönlichen Risiken verteidige er die Freiheit des Denkens und der Sprache, heißt es in der Begründung.

Der in Mumbai geborene und in den USA lebende Schriftsteller Salman Rushdie, Autor von Bestsellern wie »Die satanischen Verse«, »Joseph Anton« und »Quichote« wurde zum diesjährigen Träger des Friedenspreises gewählt. Unter hohen persönlichen Risiken verteidige er die Freiheit des Denkens und der Sprache, heißt es in der Begründung. Seit Jahrzehnten lastet auf Rushdie ein Todesurteil der…

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[H]ealth is among the most important conditions of human life and a critically significant constituent of human capabilities which we have reason to value . . . . Equity in the achievement and distribution of health gets, thus, incorporated and embedded in a larger understanding of justice.

Why Health Equity? by Amartya Sen

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Amartya Sen moves court against Visva Bharati eviction notice

Visva Bharti University has asked Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to vacate 13 decimals of its land by May 6. Sen has moved a disrict court in Bengal against the notice. The hearing is on May 15. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has approached a court against the eviction order issued by Visva Bharati University. The university, in a recent eviction order, had asked Amartya Sen to vacate the 13 decimals of…

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Ex-Visva Bharati student files complaint against V-C for causing 'mental harassment' to Amartya Sen

The complainant took exception to the "verbal abuse of such a personality by calling him a land grabber and encroacher", and demanded strict action as per legal provisions.

KOLKATA: A former student of Visva Bharati has filed a complaint with police against Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty and two other officials, accusing them of causing “mental harassment” to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over land eviction.

The complainant, Trisha Rani Bhattacharya, took exception to the “verbal abuse of such a personality by calling him a land grabber and encroacher”, and demanded strict action as per legal provisions.

Bhattacharya, in a letter to the Officer-in-Charge of Santiniketan police station in Birbhum district, also made allegations against Deputy Registrar Ashok Mahato and university spokesperson Mahua Bandyopadhay, apart from the VC.

An officer of Santiniketan police station confirmed receipt of the complaint as a general diary on Tuesday evening.

“I am scared the continuing volley of attacks on Sen may inflict a big mishap on his life, as he is bound to feel anguished,” she said in the letter.

“I should have lodged the complaint earlier. The humiliation of a 90-year-old man by the university cannot be allowed to continue. I call upon all alumni members to stand by Sir Amartya Sen,” Bhattacharya later told reporters.

Visva Bharati officials could not be contacted for comments. The varsity has accused the celebrated economist of illegally occupying a piece of land on its campus.

In a fresh eviction order, the central varsity asked Sen to vacate by May 6 or within 15 days of the publication of the last order on April 19, the land allegedly occupied in an unauthorised manner.

Contending that as per government advisories and CAG reports, the century-old institution was in urgent need of getting control of encroachments and also submit report to the ministry, the notice said, “Amartya Kumar Sen and all concerned persons are liable to be evicted from the said premises, if need be, by use of such force as may be necessary.”

It is decided that 13 decimals of land having the dimension of 50 ft x 111 ft in the north-west corner of the scheduled premises is to be recovered from him, the order said.

“Thus, he can lawfully occupy 1.25 acres of land only, as lesses (for the residual period of lease) in the scheduled premises. He does not have the authority to occupy 1.38 acres of land in the scheduled premises,” the notice said.

The Nobel laureate has repeatedly trashed the allegations.

Visva Bharati SFI unit office-beater Somnath Sow said the students will do everything possible to protect Sen from further ignominy.