Nobel laureate Amartya Sen write to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, thanking her for support in the Visva Bharati land controversy. The 100-year-old university has named 87-year-old laureate among squatters on its land.
Mr Sen has a family house -- "Pratichi" -- in Santiniketan, built by his maternal grandfather Kshitimohan Sen, a scholar and an associate of Tagore.
"I am not only most touched, but also very reassured that despite the busy life you have to lead, you can find time for reassuring people under attack. Your strong voice, along with your full understanding of what is going on, is, for me, a tremendous source of strength," Mr Sen wrote.
