Amartya Sen

Eighty-eight-year-old Suprabuddha Sen, grandson of renowned artist Nandalal Bose, and his 82-year-old wife have been removed from the voter list in Bolpur, despite submitting all necessary documents. Sen, a lifelong resident and consistent voter, expressed dismay over the deletion, questioning the process after decades of participation in elections.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that Election Commission-appointed officials were tasked with rejecting her party's candidate nominations. She urged candidates to be cautious during filing and accused the BJP of misusing central agencies and manipulating voter lists, particularly targeting women and poor individuals.

The Orissa High Court awarded Rs 5 lakh compensation to a 47-year-old man, deeming prolonged litigation caused irreparable injustice after his railway job claim became infructuous due to age. The court ruled that monetary relief was deserved as the man was not responsible for the delay in adjudication, emphasizing the need to undo injustice caused by systemic delay.

Visva-Bharati, in an eviction order under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1971, has asked Nobel laureate amartya sen to vacate 13 decimals of the 1.38-acre plot on which his ancestral home, Pratichi, stands in Santiniketan by May 6 or be forcibly evicted, reports S Boral. VB had earlier turned down Sen's representation seeking time till June, when he's scheduled to return to India and visit his home.

CAA was an attempt to divide people, Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna amartya sen said in the city on Sunday, adding that a decreasing ability to respect divergent points of view was responsible for holding us back from truly progressing as a nation.

Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) on Tuesday explained to the HRD ministry that delay in announcing 2014 amartya sen award has been due to circumstantial reasons not intentional.

Despite India's rich intellectual tradition and early Nobel laureates like Tagore and Raman, the country has experienced long gaps in recognition. Factors like brain drain, limited funding, and an emphasis on publications over long-term innovation hinder the journey from research to global acclaim. The case of Mahatma Gandhi's missed Peace Prize also highlights complexities beyond merit.

The Bolpur block land and land reforms office (BLLRO) on Monday started hearing the submissions by lawyers of Nobel laureate amartya sen and those representing Visva-Bharati on the dispute over some land at Sen's ancestral home in Santiniketan. The BLLRO office could not conclude the proceedings and will hear the issue again.

After falling victim to identity theft on Facebook, Nobel laureate amartya sen has said he got no help from the managers of the social networking site in closing the "fraudulent" page of someone impersonating him.

MUMBAI: TV producer Vinta Nanda is planning to cast Nobel laureate amartya sen, with daughter Nandana Sen, in a film titled Wild Noise, a source close to the producer said.

Nobel laureate amartya sen sent an email to Visva-Bharati joint registrar on Tuesday, saying Pratichi, his ancestral home in Santiniketan, had been with his family for eight decades and any contrary claim "to this leased land before the expiry of the lease cannot stand".