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the identity of an individual is essentially a function of her choices, rather than the discovery of an immutable attribute
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Amartya Sen
Age: 90
Born: 1933
Born: November 3
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Shantiniketan
Amartya Kumar Sen
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Development cannot really be so centered only on those in power.
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I was born in a University campus and seem to have lived all my life in one campus or another.
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Theres a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and womens literacy and empowerment, including womens gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are womens literacy and gainful economic employment.
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[Globalization] has enriched the world scientifically and culturally and benefited many people economically as well.
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But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years.
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