https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/29/british-empire-india-amartya-sen?utm_term=6c664819b930703f3b8ce66b72ddfa1f&utm_campaign=TheLongRead&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=longread_email Amartya Sen writes the above article in THE GUARDIAN, UK seeking mainly to ask the question and set off a debate on it: “what would India have been, and eventually become too, if the British had not occupied and ruled the country for 200+ years.” Much of his article instead of actually suggesting interestingContinue reading “The boring Professor,Dr. AMARTYA SEN”
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MORAL HAZARDS FOR AMARTYA SEN IN AVAILING THE PERKS OF A “BHARAT RATNA”
https://in.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/amartya-sen-only-bharat-ratna-112249020.html I read the above news report with feelings of moral queasiness that often afflict me whenever I know I have to exercise judgment over a matter of ethical relativism … It’s called in Sanskrit as “dharma sankatam” — moral quandary. The report says according to a finding under the RTI Act (Right to InformationContinue reading “MORAL HAZARDS FOR AMARTYA SEN IN AVAILING THE PERKS OF A “BHARAT RATNA””