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Sen on Violence

Posted: Jun 6, 2009 Sat 05:23 pm     Views: 272    Interacts: 3

Dividing humans into clearly defined groups solely based on their religion or nationality is not only a simplistic way to view the world, it is also dangerous, argues eminent Indian economist Amartya Sen, the 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economics. He warned that limiting one’s perception of a person to his or her religion, race, or nationality, is often the basis for violence

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Posted by PKSZ_shadbad on Monday June 8, 2009 01:46 am
Riaz, google Sen and u'll find his work about that - let's have open hearts for once
Posted by sunil7090 on Sunday June 7, 2009 08:21 pm
since last 200 years social reformers have tried to dismantle caste system and partially succeeded.caste system is not visible in indian cities. last 20 years there is reservation in all medical,technical and jobs for underpriviledged castes.Caste system signified social order and NOT exploitation,Persons at the top of caste system ie brahmins are the poorest lot and time has come to give them reservation on income basis
Posted by RiazHaq on Saturday June 6, 2009 06:37 pm
How come he left the horrible caste system out? Prevalent in Sen's native India, it's a an inhumane system that legitimizes exploitation and abuse of one group of human beings by another group, simply based on the accident of birth.

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