Amartya Sen's 9-year-long association with Nalanda University ends

November 23, 2016 20:19

Nobel-Laureate economist Amartya Sen's nearly a decade-long association with Nalanda University has come to an end with the government reconstituting the governing body of the prestigious institute.

Sen, a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was chancellor of the university and his term had come to an end in July last year but he had continued his association as a member of its Governing Board.

Sources said President Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as the Visitor of the university, approved the reconstitution of the Governing Board in accordance with provision of the Nalanda University Act, 2010.

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