Desperate denialists
Dr.Jyoti Kiran (Ex chairperson of 5thState Finance Commission) I had promised myself never to take Amartya Sen seriously from the day I first heard him speak years ago at the Institute of economic growth on poverty and entitlement theory. I was a young brash scholar then who found his theories both illogical and eccentric. And unfortunately, this opinion of mine has never changed a bit despite my age, experience or his Nobel. Though I always managed to maintain my intelligent silence over any reference in any of the conferences on his theories and observations whenever mentioned by others. But his recent article on Indian election result and it's most unintelligent interpretation compelled me to respond even at the cost of compromising with my own standards. Thus this spontaneous and al...
