Heroes for a Better World

Amartya Kumar Sen
(1933-)

Indian Economist, Nobel Prize Winner

birthdate: November 3
birthplace:
Santiniketan, West Bengal, India

Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics for his work on the causes of poverty and famine. A strong believer in political freedom, his work has shown that famines don't occur in thriving democracies, because democratic leaders must be responsive to the needs of their citizens. He has shown that in order to attain real and lasting economic growth, social reforms such as improvements in public health and education must be addressed first.

As a child, Amartya Sen was deeply affected after witnessing the suffering and misery during a famine, and has spent his life advocating for a more just and sustainable economic world, not through activism, but through scholarly research. Because of his life's work focusing on the welfare of the poor, he has been called 'The Mother Teresa of Economics.'

In addition to teaching at a number of universities, Amartya Sen has written many books about economics and social issues like gender equality, sustainable development, political freedom, and peace and security, and his books have been translated into 30 languages. His is the honorary president of Oxfam, a major international nonprofit organization working to end world hunger, and is a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Professor Sen has received numerous other awards and accolades including India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1999 and the 2002 International Humanist Award from the International Humanist and Ethical Union.


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