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'Girls in Bangladesh have more opportunities than in India': Amartya Sen
Tribune Desk
File photo: India's Nobel economics laureate Amartya Sen speaks during a conference in his honour for development, freedom and welfare in New Delhi Reuters
During his address at the program, he spoke at length on the condition of women and referred to their vulnerabilities during times of strife
Eminent economist Amartya Sen has drawn comparison with Bangladesh while referring to problems Indian girls face, and said Bangladeshi girls dealt with the issues less frequently.
He was talking to the media after delivering a lecture on the problems faced by girls and women in India, at the closing ceremony of a two-day discussion on "Bharater Meyera: Ajker Chalchitra, Ajker Karanio," organized by Pratichi Trust, at Santiniketan in India on February 29, reports Telegraph India.
He questioned as to why India could not do several things that its eastern neighbour had done.
“Why has Bangladesh been able to do so many things that we have not been able to. The spread of education among girls in Bangladesh is far higher than both in Bengal and India. They (girls in Bangladesh) have more access to health care. Their life expectancy is higher than girls in India. It is also true that they (in Bangladesh) have more educational opportunities in school. Why do these differences exist? We are both Bangali (people). We need to think about this,” Amartya said.
During his address at the program, he spoke at length on the condition of women and referred to their vulnerabilities during times of strife.
“When a country is burning all across, as is happening in Delhi now… in such situations, the minority community may get beaten. Alongside, members of the majority community, who are amongst this environment of hooliganism, may also get beaten. But in whichever families these incidents occur, in those families the worst affected are always the girls,” he said.
Amartya continued: “So we can say that this is a kind of problem (for them), because amidst such a terrible environment, they (girls) may face more violence than usual…. Often, violence and oppression will be directed more frequently at them. And in several ways, their lives may be made to be unbearable.”
According to him, the other problems for a girl child are daily discrimination like lower availability of health care, and nutritious food in comparison with a boy child in the family and the chances of being kidnapped.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/...gladesh-have-more-opportunities-than-in-india
Tribune Desk
- Published at 01:51 pm March 1st, 2020
File photo: India's Nobel economics laureate Amartya Sen speaks during a conference in his honour for development, freedom and welfare in New Delhi Reuters
During his address at the program, he spoke at length on the condition of women and referred to their vulnerabilities during times of strife
Eminent economist Amartya Sen has drawn comparison with Bangladesh while referring to problems Indian girls face, and said Bangladeshi girls dealt with the issues less frequently.
He was talking to the media after delivering a lecture on the problems faced by girls and women in India, at the closing ceremony of a two-day discussion on "Bharater Meyera: Ajker Chalchitra, Ajker Karanio," organized by Pratichi Trust, at Santiniketan in India on February 29, reports Telegraph India.
He questioned as to why India could not do several things that its eastern neighbour had done.
“Why has Bangladesh been able to do so many things that we have not been able to. The spread of education among girls in Bangladesh is far higher than both in Bengal and India. They (girls in Bangladesh) have more access to health care. Their life expectancy is higher than girls in India. It is also true that they (in Bangladesh) have more educational opportunities in school. Why do these differences exist? We are both Bangali (people). We need to think about this,” Amartya said.
During his address at the program, he spoke at length on the condition of women and referred to their vulnerabilities during times of strife.
“When a country is burning all across, as is happening in Delhi now… in such situations, the minority community may get beaten. Alongside, members of the majority community, who are amongst this environment of hooliganism, may also get beaten. But in whichever families these incidents occur, in those families the worst affected are always the girls,” he said.
Amartya continued: “So we can say that this is a kind of problem (for them), because amidst such a terrible environment, they (girls) may face more violence than usual…. Often, violence and oppression will be directed more frequently at them. And in several ways, their lives may be made to be unbearable.”
According to him, the other problems for a girl child are daily discrimination like lower availability of health care, and nutritious food in comparison with a boy child in the family and the chances of being kidnapped.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/...gladesh-have-more-opportunities-than-in-india
