HUMANITY HONOURED

 

Citizens of this ‘Small-World’ most warmly Congratulates Nobel Laureate Dr. Amartya Sen – the First Indian to be adorned with the “US National Humanities Medal”

White House East Room on February 13th, honored the distinguished recipients of the Medal  that is typically awarded to US nationals through its 16-year history and President Obama glorified this history with the first Indian entrant – Dr. Sen  who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998, is presently one of the most renowned and honored professor at   the Thomas W Lamont University  and also the professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University.

The White House citation described  Dr. Sen as an economist and a philosopher  while recognizing him “ for his INSIGHTS INTO THE CAUSE OF POVERTY,FAMINE AND INJUSTICE”.

“ By applying philosophical thinking to questions of policy, he has changed how standards of living are measured and increased our understanding of how to fight hunger.” – the White House citation said. Dr. Sen helped create the United Nations Human Development Index.

The National Humanities Medal, bestowed on 133 individuals since it came into existence in 1996, “ honors individuals or groups  whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizen’s engagement with the humanities , or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to important resources in the humanities,” the White House said.

Wish Dr. Amartya Sen – the great economist-philosopher, scholar, teacher and a pious philanthropist – live a long healthy life and help improve this              " SMALL-WORLD ’'.