AMARTYA SEN is an “INDIAN ECONOMIST” and PHILOSOPHER,who since 1972 has thought and worked in the united kingdom and the united states.
SEN has made contribution to welfare economics, social choice theory,economic and social justice, economic theory of feminine, decision theory, development economics, public health and measure of well being of countries.
He is currently working at “THOMAS W.LOMONT UNIVESSITY” as a professor of economics and philosophy at HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
He was awarded the “NOBEL MEMORIAL PRIZE” in economics sciences.
In 1998 he received INDIAS BHARAT RATANA, in 1999 for his work in welfare economics.
PROFILE
NAME - AMARTYA SEN DATE OF BIRTH -3rd NOVEMBER,1933[AGED-86] BIRTH PLACE - SHANTINIKETHAN,BANAL PRESIDENCY,BRITISH INDIA NATIONALITY -INDIAN LIFE PARTNER - NABANEETA SEN [1958-1976] -EMMA GEORGINA ROTHSCHILD [1991] EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA [BA] -TRINITY COLLEGE ,CAMBRIDGE[BA,MA,PHD] -HARDWARD UNIVERSITY -UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE -LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS -UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD -DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS -STANFORD UNIVERSITY -NALANDA UNIVERSITY INFLUENCES - RABINDRANATH TAGORE -ADAM SMITH -KARL MAX FIELD - WELFARE ECONOMICS -SOCIAL CHOICE THEORY -DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS CONTRIBUTION - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THEORY FAMINE AWARDS - NOBEL MEMORABLE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCE[1988] - BHARAT RATHNA[1999] - NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDAL [2012] - JOHN SKYTTE PRIZE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE[2017]
QUOTES
1) "POVERTY IS THE DEPRIVATION OF OPPORTUNITY" 2) "I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SERIOUS NON-ACADEMIC JOB" 3) "FREEDOMS AR NOT ONLY THE PRIMARY ENDS OF DEVELOPMENT,THEY ARE ALSO AMONG IS PRINCIPAL MEANS"
