Amartya Sen Felicitated By Barack Obama

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was awarded with the prestigious National Medals of Arts and Humanities by U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday. Amartya Sen was felicitated for his efforts to increase the understanding of fighting hunger and poverty.

Amartya Sen receives National Medals from President Barack Obama

Along with Amartya Sen, the other winners of 2011 National Humanities Medal are Kwame Anthony Appiah, John Ashbery, Robert Darnton, Andrew Delbanco, National History Day, Charles Rosen and Teofilo Ruiz.

Amartya Sen won Nobel Prize in economics in 1998.

 “We even have an economist, which we don’t always get on stage,” said Obama. “Sen is being awarded the 2011 National Humanities Medal for his insights into the causes of poverty, famine, and injustice. By applying philosophical thinking to questions of policy, he has changed how standards of living are measured and increased our understanding of how to fight hunger,” added the US President.

The First Lady Michelle Obama was also present at the awards ceremony.

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