Question

Amartya sen evaluation of indian democracy

Answer 1



COVER STORY

Indian democracy and Public Reasoning

Interview with Amartya Sen.

PARTH SANYAL 


NOBEL Laureate and economist-philosopher Amartya Sen's rigorous and meticulous analysis of Indian economic situation has invariably led to a critical engagement with a number of political problems and public policy issues.

In this exclusive interview Professor Amartya Sen speaks to John M. Alexanderabout the role and importance of public reasoning in approaching the issues of democracy, secularism and social justice in contemporary India. "Democracy," says Sen, "is integrally linked with public reasoning."

Three essential features of public reasoning especially receive continuous attention in this discussion. First, public reasoning involves respect for pluralism and an attitude of tolerance for different points of view and lifestyles. Second, public reasoning demands an open public discussion of issues of common concern. Third, public reasoning encourages political commitment and participation of people in public action for the transformation of society.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Amartya Sen, the Indian economist, philosopher, and public intellectual, lives on a quiet street in Cambridge, just around the corner from Harvard Square. His home, which he shares with his wife, the historian Emma Rothschild, is spacious but cluttered, with old newspapers and magazines lying about and copies of Sen’s books on crowded tables. There are also photos of Ted Turner and Kofi Annan; framed paintings of the philosophers John Rawls and W. V. O. Quine, hanging in the living room, which were done by Rawls’s wife; and a photo of the poet Rabindranath Tagore in the entryway, which serves as a reminder that Sen is often mentioned alongside him as one of Bengal’s favorite sons.