Eco-Ethical Views of Tagore and Amartya Sen

Authors

  • Ratan Lal Basu Presidency College, Calcutta & University of Calcutta, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32351/rca.v3.1.39
Política de Crossmark DOI: https://doi.org/10.32351/politica-crossmark

Keywords:

Tagore-vs-Amartyasen, eco-ethics, humanitarian-vs-market-oriented, Rabindranath Tagore, Sen Shantiniketan, Amartya Sen, Nobel

Abstract

Ever since the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Amartya Sen, there has been much endeavour to highlight Sen’s Shantiniketan background and affinity of his world outlook with that of Rabindranath Tagore. Unfortunately, a deeper analysis is likely to reveal that Amartya Sen's views (based on western world-outlook) are diametrically opposed to that of Tagore (based on ancient Indian world-outlook), particularly as regards sustainable development and eco-ethical human living. This article endeavours to highlight these contrasting aspects of the world-outlooks of two Bengali Nobel Laureates.

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Author Biography

  • Ratan Lal Basu, Presidency College, Calcutta & University of Calcutta, India.
    Is a Ph. D. in Economics (on Arthasastra of Kautilya). He is a prolific writer – Fiction, Indology, Ancient History, Economics, International Relations, Espionage, Scientific Interpretation of Religious & Mythological Texts, Yoga and Tantra Cult. He is an Alumnus of Presidency College, Calcutta & University of Calcutta. He retired as Reader in Economics & Teacher-in-charge of a govt. sponsored college and joined IIMS (Kolkata)-AIS, New Zealand Cross Credit Program as Principal. He is the Treasurer of Bengal Economic Association. He is an invited author on Indology of Cosmopolis, the bi-lingual (French & English) journal associated with the Encyclopedia jointly sponsored by the governments ofCanada&Belgium. He is associated as an author with The Culture Mandala the journal of Bond University, Australia. He is one of the most notable critiques of the concept of Human Development Index (HDI).

References

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Sen, Amartya (1973) On Economic Inequality. Oxford University Press (OUP), New Delhi in 1999

Sen, Amartya (1981) Poverty and Famine. Oxford University Press (OUP), New Delhi in 1999

Sen, Amartya (1982) Choice, Welfare and Measurement, Oxford University Press (OUP), New Delhi in 1999

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Tagore, R. Rabindra Rachanavali (R. R.), 125th Anniversary Edition, 1986, Visva-Bharati Publishers, Calcutta-17

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Published

2018-04-30

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): October-March

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Basu, R. L. (2018). Eco-Ethical Views of Tagore and Amartya Sen. MenteClara Foundation’s Peer-Reviewed Journal, 3(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.32351/rca.v3.1.39
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