Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen
Amartya Kumar Senis an Indian economist and philosopher of Bengali ethnicity, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, and indexes of the measure of well-being of citizens of developing countries. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 and Bharat Ratna in 1999 for his work in welfare economics. He...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth3 November 1933
CountryIndia
Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being
The educational excellence of Presidency College was captivating. My interest in economics was amply rewarded by quite outstanding teaching.
I loved that breadth, and also the fact that in interpreting Indian civilization itself, its cultural diversity was much emphasized.