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Amartya Sen

Prof. Amartya Sen

  • 2005
  • Chief Guest
Born in Santiniketan, to a distinguished landed family from East Bengal (now Bangladesh). Received high-school education at St. Gregory's School in Dhaka in 1941. Then studied at the Visva-Bharati University school and Presidency College, Kolkata. Moved to Trinity College, Cambridge, where earned a First Class First Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1956 and then a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) in 1959. Has taught economics at Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Delhi School of Economics, .... Read More