Pic courtesy Twitter/R Ramakumar
New Delhi: Noted economist Abhijit Sen passed away on Monday night at the age of 72.
A member of Planning Commission from 20024-2014, member, Sen was one of India’s top experts on rural economy.
“He suffered a heart attack around 11 pm. We rushed him to the hospital, but it was all over by the time we got there,” said his brother Dr Pronab Sen.
Sen taught economics at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University for four decades, and held several important government positions including Commission of Agricultural Cost and Prices chairmanship.
Berhampur: A huge quantity of medicines supplied by the government was found dumped along the…
Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha are likely to be lashed by rain for the next…
New Delhi: After a war of words between the BJP and the Congress, the Centre…
Puri: As a large number of devotees and tourists are likely to visit Puri during…
Bhubaneswar: Four persons, claiming to be ‘sadhus’, were detained by the police in Maitri Vihar…
Perth: A stampede-like situation took place in Australia's Perth after teens went wild as the…
This website uses cookies.
