Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen releases the study report titled 'The living World of the Adivasi of West Bengal: Ethnographic Exploration' at Asiatic Society in Kolkata.
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We were surprised when Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee was felicitated at the centenary celebrations of Calcutta’s South Club, but it seems the man is a tennis fan. Why, a few ...
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(R-L) West Bengal Chief Minister meets Nobel laureate and economist Abhijit Banerjee and his mother Nirmala Banerjee at State Secretariat (Nabanna) in Kolkata.
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Nobel laureate and economist, Abhijit V Banerjee, playing tennis at a south club in Kolkata.
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Nobel laureate Abhijit V Banerjee speaks during Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet 2020 at Victoria memorial in Kolkata.
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Nobel laureate Abhijit V Banerjee speaks during Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet 2020 at Victoria memorial in Kolkata.
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Noble Laureate Abhijit V Banerjee speaks during the Jaipur Literature Festival at Diggi Palace, in Jaipur.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nobel laureate Richard Thaler at a meeting in New Delhi.
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Chemistry laureate John B. Goodenough, left, receives the prize from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, during the Nobel Prize award ceremony, at the Stockholm Concert Hall, in Stockholm....
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Austrian author Peter Handke, left, receives the 2019 Nobel Prize from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, in Stockholm...
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Physiology or Medicine laureate William G. Kaelin Jr, left, receives the prize from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, during the Nobel Prize award ceremony, at the Stockholm Concert Hall...
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Esther Duflo of France, left, receives the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, during the Nobel Prize award cere...
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Abhijit Banerjee of India, left, receives the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, during the Nobel Prize award c...
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Swedish finance minister Magdalena Andersson and economics laureate Abhijit Banerjee arrive to the Nobel banquet at Stockholm City Hall, in Stockholm.
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Austrian author Peter Handke poses for a photo in his garden at his house in Chaville near Paris. Handke was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature.
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Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen signs autographs for fans after delivering the foundation day lecture of Institute of Development Studies in Kolkata.
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Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen during the foundation day lecture of Institute of Development Studies in Kolkata.
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Visva-Bharati University Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty felicitates Nobel laureate Amartya Sen during the 1st Ashok Rudra Memorial Lecture, in Birbhum.
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen seen during his morning walk at Shantiniketan, in Birbhum district.
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen with daughter actress Nandana Sen (R) leave from Bolpur (Shantiniketan) railway station to visit their ancestral home ‘Pratichi’, in Birbhum.
Their contributions to the theory of auctions got Milgrom and Wilson the Economic Nobel. The duo's methods in everyday auction practices, especially the telecom sector, is invaluable.
On December 10, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Cremar will be honoured at the Stockholm Concert Hall, and all eyes are now set on what this year's laureates will be gifting the museum.
Pyush Goyal commented in a dismissive fashion after it was announced that the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in economics set up in memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Esther Duflo, husband Abhjit Banerjee, and Michael Kremer.
Besides conferring Abhijit Banerjee with Life Membership, Mohun Bagan also handed Nobel laureate the First Day Cover of 1911 and the maroon green jersey with his name written on it
Speaking about the Ayushman Bharat scheme, Banerjee said it was needed since 'healthcare expenses wipe families out', adding, 'we need to find ways so that families don't lose all their assets when somebody falls sick.'