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Home in the World
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectuals.
Where is 'home'? For Amartya Sen home has been many places - Dhaka in modern Bangladesh, where he grew up; the village of Santiniketan, where he was raised by his grandparents as much as by his parents; Calcutta, where he first studied economics and was active in student movements and Trinity College, Cambridge, to which he came aged 19.
Sen brilliantly recreates the atmosphere in each of these. Central to his formation was the intellectually liberating school in Santiniketan founded by Rabindranath Tagore (who gave him his name Amartya) and enticing conversations in the famous Coffee House on College Street in Calcutta. As an undergraduate at Cambridge, he engaged with many of the leading figures of the day. This is a book of ideas - especially Marx, Keynes and Arrow - as much as of people and places.
In one memorable chapter, Sen evokes 'the rivers of Bengal' along which he travelled with his parents between Dhaka and their ancestral villages. The historic culture of Bengal is wonderfully explored, as is the political inflaming of Hindu-Muslim hostility and the resistance to it. In 1943, Sen witnessed the Bengal famine and its disastrous development. Some of Sen's family were imprisoned for their opposition to British rule: not surprisingly, the relationship between Britain and India is another main theme of the book. Forty-five years after he first arrived at 'the Gates of Trinity', one of Britain's greatest intellectual foundations, Sen became its Master.
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- Saurabh Som
- 04-07-23
Highly recommended
This is an amazing book. Never a dull moment. The man is fascinating to say the least. He has his flaws but never did he claim to be perfect or flawless. The stories and more importantly the WAY the stories were written (and told).. its’s just fantastic!
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- Rahul
- 03-12-22
EXCELLENCE
Intellectualism coupled with actions produces excellence in humankind. Prof Sen gives hope in his world of achievements and performance.
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- Danish Prakash
- 30-08-23
Lovely
The wonderfully expansive life of the economist Amartya Sen. It’s fascinating how he was at the right place at the right time most of the times. It’s a casual read with occasional sprinkle of economics which can’t be blamed. I particularly liked how intricately connected the intellectual circle is, every time he named a new acquaintance or friend of his from his old times, the individual turns out to be a president, vice president, or foreign affairs minister of a country. It’s baffling. Yet another, although a tad bit saddening realization was how the intellectual movement we’ve lost, especially in the age of the internet, casual interest in domain subjects is tapering down by the day and it’s a sobering fact, at least from my vantage point. This book was a refreshing read.
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- 16-05-22
He is able to sketch his life as current affairs.
Narrator was very good. Able to bring out right nuances of the text. Amartya Sen's recollection of distant past is remarkable. Without any flavor of greatness that Nobel has thrust on him.
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- sushmit Roy Choudhury
- 06-12-22
Remarkable Person
It was a pleasure listening to Amartya Sens developing years and his remarkable ideas. However Narrator had difficulty pronouncing Indian names and was difficult to follow at times.
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