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There are Muslims of all kinds. The idea of closing them into a single identity is wrong.

Amartya Sen

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Amartya Sen
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: November 3
Economist
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University Teacher
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Shantiniketan
Amartya Kumar Sen
Professor Amartya Kumar Sen
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