The passing of #AbhijitSen marks the loss of one of the sharpest minds, most lucid explainers, and Great Characters of Indian Economics. A kind, gentle, and amazingly non-hierarchical soul. I shall miss his presence and personality. @Jayati1609 @jahnavi_sen.
Some memories 1/n
Some memories 1/n
He taught me statistics for economics Including Chebyshev’s and Kolmogorov’s inequalities.
Years later we went out for drinking in Rotterdam and I asked him why he taught me these quite useless things “They are such fun”! He said, eyes twinkling.
We drank late and a LOT..2/n
Years later we went out for drinking in Rotterdam and I asked him why he taught me these quite useless things “They are such fun”! He said, eyes twinkling.
We drank late and a LOT..2/n
And he had a 9 am presentation the next morning to summarise the entire conference proceedings! “He’s going to fib it” I thought, bleary at 2 am, but as I stumbled into Conference at 0900 there he was giving a crisp lucid synopsis and reflections!!.
Visiting Delhi in 1998…3/n
Visiting Delhi in 1998…3/n
I saw a bearded man in what appeared to be a large caftan in a Govt. Car. He was then chair of the agricultural prices commission I met him and asked how his deshabille worked in a Govt setting He said “The farmers approve! I look like the they expect me to be!” 😂 in fact..4/n
I had many meetings in the planning commission with him, we talked and argued through a thick fog of cigarette smoke, he, wizard like, multitasking business with petrified babus!
Open to all, his office was the closest thing to an open house that I’ve seen in any government 5/n
Open to all, his office was the closest thing to an open house that I’ve seen in any government 5/n
Rest well, “ Manek” Sen.🙏🙏🙏
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