I was born in a University campus and seem to have lived all my life in one campus or another. Amartya Sen bearcampuslife Change image and share on social
People's identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities. Amartya Sen asiancommunitygive Change image and share on social
I have not had any serious non-academic job. Amartya Sen academicjob Change image and share on social
It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work. Amartya Sen backbangladeshclose Change image and share on social
But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years. Amartya Sen idearesearchersort Change image and share on social
The student community of Presidency College was also politically most active. Amartya Sen activecollegecommunity Change image and share on social
While I am interested both in economics and in philosophy, the union of my interests in the two fields far exceeds their intersection. Amartya Sen economicsexceedfield Change image and share on social
I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970. Amartya Sen choicecollectivedelhi Change image and share on social
From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines. Amartya Sen 1970scausationfamine Change image and share on social
When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh. Amartya Sen aimawardbangladesh share on social
