Tag: Amartya Sen

  • Ex-Visva Bharati pupil information criticism towards V-C for inflicting ‘psychological harassment’ to Amartya Sen

    By way of PTI

    KOLKATA: A former pupil of Visva Bharati has filed a criticism with police towards Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty and two different officers, accusing them of inflicting “psychological harassment” to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over land eviction.

    The complainant, Trisha Rani Bhattacharya, took exception to the “verbal abuse of the sort of character by way of calling him a land grabber and encroacher”, and demanded strict motion as according to felony provisions.

    Bhattacharya, in a letter to the Officer-in-Fee of Santiniketan police station in Birbhum district, additionally made allegations towards Deputy Registrar Ashok Mahato and college spokesperson Mahua Bandyopadhay, aside from the VC.

    An officer of Santiniketan police station showed receipt of the criticism as a normal diary on Tuesday night.

    “I’m scared the ongoing volley of assaults on Sen might inflict a large mishap on his lifestyles, as he’s sure to really feel anguished,” she mentioned within the letter.

    “I must have lodged the criticism previous. The humiliation of a 90-year-old guy by way of the college can’t be allowed to proceed. I name upon all alumni participants to face by way of Sir Amartya Sen,” Bhattacharya later informed newshounds.

    Visva Bharati officers may now not be contacted for feedback. The college has accused the distinguished economist of illegally occupying a work of land on its campus.

    In a recent eviction order, the central varsity requested Sen to vacate by way of Might 6 or inside 15 days of the e-newsletter of the final order on April 19, the land allegedly occupied in an unauthorised means.

    Contending that as according to executive advisories and CAG experiences, the century-old establishment was once in pressing want of having regulate of encroachments and in addition put up report back to the ministry, the attention mentioned, “Amartya Kumar Sen and all involved people are vulnerable to be evicted from the mentioned premises, if want be, by way of use of such power as is also important.”

    It’s determined that 13 decimals of land having the measurement of fifty toes x 111 toes within the north-west nook of the scheduled premises is to be recovered from him, the order mentioned.

    “Thus, he can lawfully occupy 1.25 acres of land simplest, as lesses (for the residual length of rent) within the scheduled premises. He does now not have the authority to occupy 1.38 acres of land within the scheduled premises,” the attention mentioned.

    The Nobel laureate has time and again trashed the allegations.

    Visva Bharati SFI unit office-beater Somnath Sow mentioned the scholars will do the whole lot imaginable to give protection to Sen from additional ignominy.

    KOLKATA: A former pupil of Visva Bharati has filed a criticism with police towards Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty and two different officers, accusing them of inflicting “psychological harassment” to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over land eviction.

    The complainant, Trisha Rani Bhattacharya, took exception to the “verbal abuse of the sort of character by way of calling him a land grabber and encroacher”, and demanded strict motion as according to felony provisions.

    Bhattacharya, in a letter to the Officer-in-Fee of Santiniketan police station in Birbhum district, additionally made allegations towards Deputy Registrar Ashok Mahato and college spokesperson Mahua Bandyopadhay, aside from the VC.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    An officer of Santiniketan police station showed receipt of the criticism as a normal diary on Tuesday night.

    “I’m scared the ongoing volley of assaults on Sen might inflict a large mishap on his lifestyles, as he’s sure to really feel anguished,” she mentioned within the letter.

    “I must have lodged the criticism previous. The humiliation of a 90-year-old guy by way of the college can’t be allowed to proceed. I name upon all alumni participants to face by way of Sir Amartya Sen,” Bhattacharya later informed newshounds.

    Visva Bharati officers may now not be contacted for feedback. The college has accused the distinguished economist of illegally occupying a work of land on its campus.

    In a recent eviction order, the central varsity requested Sen to vacate by way of Might 6 or inside 15 days of the e-newsletter of the final order on April 19, the land allegedly occupied in an unauthorised means.

    Contending that as according to executive advisories and CAG experiences, the century-old establishment was once in pressing want of having regulate of encroachments and in addition put up report back to the ministry, the attention mentioned, “Amartya Kumar Sen and all involved people are vulnerable to be evicted from the mentioned premises, if want be, by way of use of such power as is also important.”

    It’s determined that 13 decimals of land having the measurement of fifty toes x 111 toes within the north-west nook of the scheduled premises is to be recovered from him, the order mentioned.

    “Thus, he can lawfully occupy 1.25 acres of land simplest, as lesses (for the residual length of rent) within the scheduled premises. He does now not have the authority to occupy 1.38 acres of land within the scheduled premises,” the attention mentioned.

    The Nobel laureate has time and again trashed the allegations.

    Visva Bharati SFI unit office-beater Somnath Sow mentioned the scholars will do the whole lot imaginable to give protection to Sen from additional ignominy.

  • Rift being created between communities because of political opportunism: Amartya Sen

    By way of PTI

    KOLKATA: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday mentioned a rift is being created between communities because of “political opportunism”.

    Sen additionally lamented that the colonial observe of imprisoning other people because of political causes remains to be being persisted, a long time after India received independence.

    “There may be an effort to divide Indians. Create a rift within the co-existence of Hindus and Muslims because of political opportunism,” he mentioned all over a digital cope with on the centenary birthday celebration of ‘Anandabazar Patrika’.

    The primary version of the Bengali language day-to-day, probably the most biggest newspapers within the nation, was once printed on March 13, 1922 with Prafullakumar Sarkar as its founding-editor.

    The newspaper which had a decidedly nationalistic stance, was once described at beginning by way of the Englishman newspaper as “a brand new Bengali day-to-day colored (Crimson) like a threat sign.”

    Talking of the early days, Sen mentioned, “At the moment (pre-independence length), a number of other people within the nation together with kinfolk running for the Anandabazar Patrika have been imprisoned for political causes. I used to be very younger then and whilst visiting them at prison, I incessantly used to query whether or not this custom of incarcerating other people with out their committing any crime will ever prevent.”

    “Therefore, India turned into impartial, however this workout remains to be very a lot in lifestyles,” the 88-year-old celebrated economist mentioned.

    He mentioned that whilst impartial India had made growth on many counts, problems equivalent to poverty, well being considerations remained and the newspaper were highlighting those in an goal approach. There is not any doubt that efforts will have to be made to pursue the trail of justice, he added.

    Previous this month, Sen had expressed fear over the present situation in India, and mentioned other people must paintings against keeping up cohesion.

    “I feel if any person asks me if I am terrified of one thing, I’d say ‘sure’. There’s a reason why to be afraid now. The present state of affairs within the nation has grow to be a purpose for concern,” the Nobel laureate had mentioned on the inauguration of Amartya Analysis Centre in Salt Lake in Kolkata.

    The octogenarian had additionally wired the wish to keep united in keeping with the rustic’s traditions. “I need the rustic to be united. I don’t need department in a rustic that was once traditionally liberal. We need to paintings in combination,” he mentioned.