‘This is evidence of uncivilised behaviour,’ says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen as the BJP’s West Bengal unit targets him over an issue involving land in Visva-Bharati University
3 years, 11 months ago

‘This is evidence of uncivilised behaviour,’ says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen as the BJP’s West Bengal unit targets him over an issue involving land in Visva-Bharati University

The Hindu  

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s name has been dragged into the bitter political battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee apologised publicly to Amartya Sen on behalf of the people of the State, Dilip Ghosh, BJP State president and Lok Sabha MP, said that the Nobel laureate should not be the spokesperson of any particular party or ideology. Amartya Sen finally broke his silence on the matter: “People can see that the Centre wants to increase its influence in West Bengal, and one of the tools to do that with is the Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty … Till now I have not received a single letter. Earlier, on December 9, Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty, during a meeting with faculty members, claimed that Amartya Sen had called him up and, introducing himself as “Bharat Ratna Amartya Sen”, had requested him to not evict the hawkers around his house as it would inconvenience his family.

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Calcutta High Court stays Visva Bharati eviction order against Amartya Sen’s ancestral land
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court stays Visva Bharati eviction order against Amartya Sen’s ancestral land

The Hindu  

Published : May 05, 2023 15:03 IST - 5 MINS READ Amartya Sen, the renowned Nobel Laureate, has been granted a reprieve as the Calcutta High Court issued an interim stay order on May 4. This order restrains Visva Bharati University from enforcing Sen’s eviction from 0.13 acres of his ancestral land in Santiniketan by May 6. On April 19, …

Mamata Banerjee asks Ministers to start sit-in outside Amartya Sen's house over eviction notice
1 year, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee asks Ministers to start sit-in outside Amartya Sen's house over eviction notice

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked State Ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's residence in Santiniketan in Birbhum district to protest against the Visva-Bharati's eviction notice, an official said. During a Cabinet meeting on May 2, Ms. Banerjee asked MSME Minister Chandranath Sinha, the local MLA, to lead the protest, which will be joined …

Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction notice
1 year, 7 months ago

Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction notice

The Hindu  

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's lawyers have moved West Bengal's Birbhum district court challenging a fresh eviction order by Visva Bharati, asking the celebrated economist to vacate a portion of “encroached land” within his ancestral property situated on the university campus by May 6. Countering this claim, Mr. Sen's lawyers moved the district court on Friday challenging the Visva Bharati order, …

Congress puts its weight behind Amartya Sen after Visva Bharati’s eviction notice at his Santiniketan residence
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress puts its weight behind Amartya Sen after Visva Bharati’s eviction notice at his Santiniketan residence

The Hindu  

After the Trinamool Congress, the Congress leadership has put its weight behind Nobel laureate Amartya Sen who is embroiled in a public tussle with Visva-Bharati University over the ownership of a portion of the land on which his ancestral house ‘Pratichi’ stands at Santiniketan. Earlier, Congress leader and West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had targeted the BJP …

Amartya Sen reacts after Visva Bharati University asked him to vacate illegally occupied land
1 year, 8 months ago

Amartya Sen reacts after Visva Bharati University asked him to vacate illegally occupied land

Op India  

Amartya Sen has cried hoarse, alleging ‘arbitrary abuse of power’ after Visva Bharati University in West Bengal ordered him to vacate the 13 decimals of land that he is reportedly holding illegally by May 6 or within 15 days of the release of the most recent decree on April 19. It pronounced, “Amartya Kumar Sen and all concerned persons are …

Visva Bharati University tells Amartya Sen to vacate 13 decimals of land by May 6
1 year, 8 months ago

Visva Bharati University tells Amartya Sen to vacate 13 decimals of land by May 6

The Hindu  

Visva Bharati University in an eviction order has asked Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to vacate the 13 decimals of land which he has been allegedly occupying in an unauthorised manner by May 6 or within 15 days of the publication of the last order on April 19. Contending as per government of India advisories and CAG reports the century old …

Visva-Bharati’s claim on ancestral land has no standing, says Amartya Sen
1 year, 8 months ago

Visva-Bharati’s claim on ancestral land has no standing, says Amartya Sen

Hindustan Times  

This is the 89-year-old economist’s first official reply to the eviction notice issued by Visva-Bharati, Bengal’s only central university. The university’s April 13 notice said that Sen had failed to respond to the institution’s previous letters and a March 17 eviction notice on his alleged illegal occupancy of a portion of land, and that an eviction order will be passed …

Until lease expires…: Amartya Sen responds to Visva Bharati eviction notice
1 year, 8 months ago

Until lease expires…: Amartya Sen responds to Visva Bharati eviction notice

India Today  

No one can claim the land until the lease notice expires, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said in his reply to Visva Bharati University’s eviction notice. His response came after the Visva Bharati University issued an eviction notice on April 14 for his Shantiniketan residence amid the ongoing row with the varsity authorities over disputed land. “Sri Amartya Kumar Sen, the …

Amartya Sen may have to vacate Shantiniketan home over rift with Viswa Bharti
1 year, 8 months ago

Amartya Sen may have to vacate Shantiniketan home over rift with Viswa Bharti

India Today  

A court in Bengal's Bolpur today permitted the imposition of Section 145 on the ‘disputed’ land at the Shantiniketan home of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. The court ordered police deployment in the area to ensure law and order as Sen’s lawyers expressed concern over the breach of security at the economist’s ‘Pratichi’ residence in Shantiniketan. It is pertinent to mention …

Land grab issue | Visva-Bharati asks Amartya Sen to show cause why he should not be evicted
1 year, 9 months ago

Land grab issue | Visva-Bharati asks Amartya Sen to show cause why he should not be evicted

The Hindu  

Visva-Bharati university has issued a notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to show cause why an eviction order will not be issued against him for not vacating a 13 decimal plot he is allegedly occupying illegally. "I call upon you to appear before me in person or through a duly authorised representative capable to answer all material questions …

Visva Bharati issues eviction notice to Amartya Sen, asks Nobel-laureate to appear on March 29
1 year, 9 months ago

Visva Bharati issues eviction notice to Amartya Sen, asks Nobel-laureate to appear on March 29

India Today  

West Bengal’s Visva Bharati authorities have issued an eviction notice to Amartya Sen over the ongoing land row and said that the Nobel-laureate economist has occupied a portion of land in West Bengal's Santiniketan in an unauthorised manner. In the letter sent to the address of 'Pratichi', Amartya Sen or any of his representatives were asked to be present at …

Mamata Banerjee backs Amartya Sen on Visva-Bharati land dispute, attacks BJP
1 year, 10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee backs Amartya Sen on Visva-Bharati land dispute, attacks BJP

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday backed Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, dismissing the Visva-Bharati University claim that he was an unauthorised occupant at its sprawling campus at Santiniketan in Birbhum district. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee meets with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, in Birbhum district on Monday. No man in the garb of the Bharatiya Janata …

Mamata hands over land documents to Amartya Sen, says unauthorised occupation claim baseless
1 year, 10 months ago

Mamata hands over land documents to Amartya Sen, says unauthorised occupation claim baseless

The Hindu  

Amid allegations of "unauthorised occupation" against Nobel laureate Amartya Sen by Visva-Bharati, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land-related documents to him, asserting that "no one can question him" in future. Ms. Banerjee, who reached Bolpur in second half of the day, visited Mr. Sen at his residence and dubbed the accusations made against him as …

BJP should not insult him like this: Mamata Banerjee backs Amartya Sen amid land grab allegations
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP should not insult him like this: Mamata Banerjee backs Amartya Sen amid land grab allegations

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has come out in support of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen amid allegations of land grabbing against him. The Visva Bharati University has accused Amartya Sen's family of being in illegal possession of land on the Santiniketan campus. After the meeting, CM Mamata Banerjee also ordered the setting up of a police camp outside Amartya …

Surprised at the mindset of Visva Bharati authorities, says Amartya Sen on allegations of land grab
1 year, 10 months ago

Surprised at the mindset of Visva Bharati authorities, says Amartya Sen on allegations of land grab

The Hindu  

Amidst the ongoing controversy at Visva Bharati University where the University had accused Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen of land grab, Professor Sen on Thursday said that he was surprised at the mind-set of the authorities of the Central University. Earlier this week, a letter signed by the Deputy Registrar of Visva Bharati had alleged that Professor Sen’s residence was built …

West Bengal: Visva Bharati accuses left-leaning economist Amartya Sen of illegal land grab
1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal: Visva Bharati accuses left-leaning economist Amartya Sen of illegal land grab

Firstpost  

Kolkata: The Visva Bharati University has asked Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to hand over a plot of land which it accused the noted economist of occupying in an illegal manner. A letter from the deputy registrar of the Visva Bharati University on Tuesday said the residence of noted economist Amartya Sen has been built on an area that covers extra …

Visva Bharati asks Bharat Ratna Amartya Sen to return Santiniketan land
1 year, 10 months ago

Visva Bharati asks Bharat Ratna Amartya Sen to return Santiniketan land

Live Mint  

Visva Bharati has asked Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna Amartya Sen to turn over a section of a land tract in West Bengal's Santiniketan that it claims the economist has been using in an "unauthorised" manner. In January 2021, Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty of Visva Bharati charged Sen's family with possessing land on the campus illegally. Sen previously commended the chief …

Visva Bharati asks Amartya Sen to hand over parts of leased land in Bengal's Santiniketan
1 year, 11 months ago

Visva Bharati asks Amartya Sen to hand over parts of leased land in Bengal's Santiniketan

India Today  

The Visva Bharati on Tuesday urged Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to hand over parts of a plot of land in West Bengal's Santiniketan, claiming that he has been occupying the portion in an unauthorised manner. The nobel laureate's father Asutosh Sen had taken 125 decimals of land on lease from the varsity in 1943, its spokesperson Mahua Banerjee said. In …

Amartya Sen asks Visva-Bharati to withdraw allegation that he is illegally holding land
3 years, 11 months ago

Amartya Sen asks Visva-Bharati to withdraw allegation that he is illegally holding land

India Today  

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has written to Visva-Bharati demanding that the university authorities withdraw the allegation that his family is in "illegal" possession of land in its Santiniketan campus and alleged that the accusations are a crude attempt at harassment. Sen had also sent a legal notice earlier this year to the VC asking him to withdraw "false" allegation …

Mamata Banerjee Says Amartya Sen Attacked for Views Against Centre, Nobel Laureate ‘Touched’ by Support
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Says Amartya Sen Attacked for Views Against Centre, Nobel Laureate ‘Touched’ by Support

News 18  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is being attacked by the BJP for his views against the Union government after Visva Bharati, a central university, named the 87-year-old laureate among squatters on its land. Banerjee last week had written a letter to Sen expressing her anguish after the 100-year-old central university had said …

Amartya Sen to Mamata Banerjee: Your strong voice on Visva Bharati row is a source of strength
3 years, 11 months ago

Amartya Sen to Mamata Banerjee: Your strong voice on Visva Bharati row is a source of strength

India Today  

Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna recipient Amartya Sen has written a letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to say her "strong voice" on the Visva Bharati land controversy is "a tremendous source of strength" for him. WHAT MAMATA HAD WRITTEN TO SEN The letter came two days after Mamata Banerjee wrote to Amartya Sen expressing solidarity with him …

Land Row: Artistes Protest Against Treatment Meted Out to Amartya Sen by Visva Bharati
3 years, 11 months ago

Land Row: Artistes Protest Against Treatment Meted Out to Amartya Sen by Visva Bharati

News 18  

Intellectuals of various fields on Sunday took part in a protest to express their support to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on the row over his family being in "illegal" possession of land at Visva Bharati, and denounced the "dictatorial and autocratic" conduct of the central university towards him. Visva Bharati has recently written to the West Bengal government claiming that …

Visva Bharati-Amartya Sen land row: Nobel laureate accuses university VC of acting on Centre's behest
3 years, 11 months ago

Visva Bharati-Amartya Sen land row: Nobel laureate accuses university VC of acting on Centre's behest

Firstpost  

A controversy erupted on Thursday when reports said that the university wrote to the West Bengal govt alleging that land owned by it was wrongfully recorded in the names of private parties, including Sen Kolkata: At the centre of a row over his family being in “illegal” possession of land at Visva Bharati, a livid Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has …

Amartya Sen Says Land Occupied by Him in Santiniketan Registered on Long Term Lease
3 years, 11 months ago

Amartya Sen Says Land Occupied by Him in Santiniketan Registered on Long Term Lease

News 18  

Responding to the controversy following media reports that Visva Bharati has named him among those occupying additional illegal plot, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said that the entire land occupied by him is registered in records and is entirely on long term lease. Referring to media reports that Visva Bharati Vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty is busy arranging the eviction of unauthorized …

Intellectuals to Protest Against BJP in Kolkata Tomorrow For Calling Amartya Sen 'Illegal Occupant' of Santiniketan Property
3 years, 11 months ago

Intellectuals to Protest Against BJP in Kolkata Tomorrow For Calling Amartya Sen 'Illegal Occupant' of Santiniketan Property

News 18  

In the midst of controversy surrounding Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s house in Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, a large number of intellectuals will stage sit-in demonstrations in front of ‘Bangla Academy’ in South Kolkata on Sunday to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party for speaking against the renowned economist. We shall overcome.” Speaking to reporters, TMC MLA Bratya Basu …

Mamata Banerjee extends support to Amartya Sen over land row with Visva-Bharati
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee extends support to Amartya Sen over land row with Visva-Bharati

Firstpost  

Speaking about the controversy about Sen allegedly being in illegal possession of Visva-Bharati land, Banerjee claimed that the economist was often targeted because of his “anti-BJP stance” Kolkata: Expressing pain and anguish at recent developments alluding to Amartya Sen’s familial properties in Shantiniketan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to the Nobel laureate asking him to count …

Visva Bharati University accuses Amartya Sen of illegal occupation of land
4 years ago

Visva Bharati University accuses Amartya Sen of illegal occupation of land

Op India  

Nobel Laureate and leftist ‘intellectual’ Amartya Sen‘s name has come up in the list of people illegally occupying the land belonging to Visva Bharati University in West Bengal. Central government’s control over West Bengal is growing: Sen Sen has allegedly illegally occupied 13 decimals of land which is in addition to the 125 decimal land legally leased to his late …

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