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Being able to read, write, do your sums really transforms a human being.

Amartya Sen

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Amartya Sen
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: November 3
Economist
Philosopher
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University Teacher
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Shantiniketan
Amartya Kumar Sen
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It was incredible to me that members of one community could kill members of another not for anything personal that they did but simply based on their identity.
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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.
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The lack of economic freedom could be a very major reason for loss of liberty, liberty of life.
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