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 against the "bigotry of the majoritarians" in the country. Visva Bharati has reportedly written to the West Bengal government alleging that Amartya Sen was among those who have illegally occupied university land in Shantiniketan. BJP HAD CRITICISED SEN Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh had accused Amartya Sen of speaking at the behest of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.

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Will Mamata Banerjee Lead INDIA Bloc? Bengal CM's Statement Leaves Opposition Divided
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Will Mamata Banerjee Lead INDIA Bloc? Bengal CM's Statement Leaves Opposition Divided

ABP News  

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has created a loud buzz in the political circles with her statement on the Opposition INDIA bloc. Lucknow: On West Bengal CM Mamata Banrejee's willingness to lead the INDI Alliance, SP leader Udayveer Singh says, "Mamata Banerjee is a prominent leader, and her party has consistently opposed the Bharatiya Janata Party. #WATCH | Delhi: On …

'We agree with…': TMC's Kunal Ghosh on Jawhar Sircar's letter to Mamata Banerjee
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'We agree with…': TMC's Kunal Ghosh on Jawhar Sircar's letter to Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday said he agrees to a big part of Jawhar Sircar's letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee regarding his decision to resign as Rajya Sabha member. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the State Assembly session, in Kolkata. Jawhar Sircar's letter to Mamata Banerjee The letter from Sircar, a former …

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, …

If you touch Amartya Sen's house...: Mamata's stern warning to Visva Bharati
1 year, 7 months ago

If you touch Amartya Sen's house...: Mamata's stern warning to Visva Bharati

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday issued a stern warning against the eviction order issued by Visva Bharati University to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. "If you touch Amartya Sen's house, you don't know what I can do," said the CM while speaking to media persons in West Bengal's Bolpur. With her warning, Mamata Banerjee gave out the message …

Relief for Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen as Calcutta HC stays Visva-Bharati's eviction notice
1 year, 7 months ago

Relief for Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen as Calcutta HC stays Visva-Bharati's eviction notice

India Today  

Temporary relief for Nobel laureate Amartya Sen as Calcutta HC stays Visva-Bharati University’s eviction notice till the lower court passes an order on the matter. The university had earlier sent an eviction notice to Sen, asking him to vacate 13 decimals of land at his Santiniketan residence by May 6. READ | 'Humiliation': Open letter to Visva Bharati on eviction …

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, …

Amartya Sen moves court against Visva Bharati eviction notice
1 year, 7 months ago

Amartya Sen moves court against Visva Bharati eviction notice

India Today  

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has approached a court against the eviction order issued by Visva Bharati University. READ | 'Humiliation': Open letter to Visva Bharati on eviction notice to Amartya Sen In his appeal to the court, Amartya Sen said Visva Bharati authorities were deliberately trying to evict him. Earlier this week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dared Visva …

If Visva Bharati tries to bulldoze Amartya Sen’s house, I’ll sit there: Mamata
1 year, 7 months ago

If Visva Bharati tries to bulldoze Amartya Sen’s house, I’ll sit there: Mamata

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said if Visva Bharati authorities try to bulldoze the house of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, she will stage a sit-in demonstration to resist it at Santiniketan in Birbhum district. Last week, the Visva Bharati passed an eviction order against Sen stating that on May 6 it will take possession of.13 decimal of …

If Amartya Sen's home bulldozed...: Mamata Banerjee dares Visva Bharati University
1 year, 7 months ago

If Amartya Sen's home bulldozed...: Mamata Banerjee dares Visva Bharati University

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dared the Visva Bharati University to bulldoze Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s house in Shantiniketan and said she would go and sit there if authorities raze Sen’s home. “Even I am seeing the audacityâ€æ they will bulldoze Amartya Sen’s house. In a recent eviction order, the Visva Bharati University asked the economist to vacate …

'Humiliation': Open letter to Visva Bharati on eviction notice to Amartya Sen
1 year, 7 months ago

'Humiliation': Open letter to Visva Bharati on eviction notice to Amartya Sen

India Today  

Over 120 personalities have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the chancellor of Visva Bharati, condemning the eviction notice issued to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. The letter accuses Visva Bharati of harassment and humiliation of Amartya Sen over a land issue. They questioned the prime minister's silence on the issue and accused Visva Bharati …

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 …

Breaking News, April 20 | HIGHLIGHTS
1 year, 8 months ago

Breaking News, April 20 | HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government of "targeting" Amartya Sen after the Visva Bharati University issued an eviction order asking the Nobel laureate to vacate 13 decimals of land on the campus, which it alleged has been illegally occupied. The University, in the eviction order, has asked Sen to vacate by May 6 or within 15 days of …

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 …

Amartya Sen raises 'deep concern' about democracy after Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP
1 year, 8 months ago

Amartya Sen raises 'deep concern' about democracy after Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP

India Today  

Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen has raised 'deep concerns' about Indian democracy amid the uproar by various opposition parties over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha. In a letter addressed to Sudipta Bhattacharjee, former Head of Department of Economics at Viswa Bharati University in Shantiniketan, Sen questioned if an opposition leader in India has the right to oppose …

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 …

Visva Bharati, Mamata Banerjee lock horns over Amartya Sen-related land dispute
1 year, 10 months ago

Visva Bharati, Mamata Banerjee lock horns over Amartya Sen-related land dispute

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 04, 2023 19:20 IST The long-drawn ongoing feud between Visva Bharati, a Central university in West Bengal, and the State government, has hit an all-time low with the university launching a direct attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the latter sided with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in a land-related dispute with the Central institution. Former Visva …

Better off without Mamata's blessing, used to PM's margdarshan: Visva Bharati
1 year, 10 months ago

Better off without Mamata's blessing, used to PM's margdarshan: Visva Bharati

India Today  

Visva Bharati University on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the latter lashed out at the varsity administration and new V-C Bidyut Charkaborty, accusing them of attempting to "saffronise" Tagore's campus and intentionally disrespecting Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. VISVA BHARATI’S STATEMENT "West Bengal chief minister sees everything using her ears because she only believes what …

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 Banerjee says Amartya Sen is correct in his claim of land
1 year, 10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee says Amartya Sen is correct in his claim of land

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday intervened in the ongoing controversy between Amartya Sen and Visva Bharati University, and criticised the university authorities for “disrespecting” the Nobel laureate. Handing over the land documents to the economist in presence of senior district authorities, the Chief Minister said that these records pointed out that Professor Sen’s claim on the land …

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 …

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 …

Did Amartya Sen reject Mamata Banerjee’s award over SSC scam? Family clarifies
2 years, 4 months ago

Did Amartya Sen reject Mamata Banerjee’s award over SSC scam? Family clarifies

Live Mint  

There are wide-range speculations across a section of media that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has rejected West Bengal government’s award over a scam involving TMC veteran Partha Chatterjee. Now, Sen’s family has clarified why the legendary economist won’t receive the ‘Bangabibhusan’, the highest civilian award conferred by the Mamata Banerjee government. “He has had the good fortune of being honoured …

OPINION | The challenges that Mamata Banerjee is now facing
2 years, 8 months ago

OPINION | The challenges that Mamata Banerjee is now facing

India TV News  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has renewed her pitch for a joint platform of all non-BJP opposition parties by writing letters to all non-NDA chief ministers and senior opposition leaders. Central agencies like ED,CBI, Central Vigilance Commission and Income Tax department are being used to target, harass and corner political opponents across the country for vendetta..This is nothing but …

Mamata Banerjee writes letter to 15 Opposition leaders, calls on them to unite against BJP
3 years, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee writes letter to 15 Opposition leaders, calls on them to unite against BJP

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote letters to top Opposition leaders, calling on them to unite against the BJP and defend democracy in India. Claiming that the BJP wants to establish a one-party 'authoritarian rule, Mamata Banerjee said, "Overall, the Centre-State relations, and also relations between the ruling party at the Centre and Opposition parties, have never …

Mamata Banerjee should get a letter pad ready with words 'former CM' written on it: Suvendu Adhikari
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee should get a letter pad ready with words 'former CM' written on it: Suvendu Adhikari

India TV News  

Suvendu Adhikari, former Mamata's aide and TMC leader who joined BJP ahead of the upcoming election in the state this year, has hit out at Bengal Chief Minister saying he will defeat Mamata Banerjee over 50,000 votes, and if failed, will leave politics. Suvendu's remark has come after Mamata Banerjee announced that she will contest in the upcoming election from …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

'Count Me as Your Sister in War Against Intolerance': Mamata Writes to Amartya Sen on Land Row
3 years, 11 months ago

'Count Me as Your Sister in War Against Intolerance': Mamata Writes to Amartya Sen on Land Row

News 18  

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 her as a sister and friend in his war against “intolerance and totalitarianism”. Speaking on the controversy about Sen allegedly being in illegal possession of Visva-Bharati land, Banerjee …

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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