Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said that the chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ has no association with Bengali culture and nowadays it is used to ‘beat up people’.
According to the ANI, Sen said that Ram Navami is being celebrated more in Kolkata which wasn’t the case earlier.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in Kolkata: I haven’t heard Jai Shri Ram earlier. It is now used to beat up people. I think it is has no association with Bengali culture. Nowadays, Ram Navami is celebrated more in Kolkata which I haven’t heard earlier. (July 5) pic.twitter.com/s10MPWj9un
— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019
The world renowned economist also added that the significance of ‘Maa Durga’ can’t be compared with Ram Navami.Nobel laureate Amartya Sen: I asked my four-year-old grandchild who is your favourite deity? She replied, ‘Maa Durga’. The significance of Maa Durga can’t be compared with Ram Navami. (July 5) https://t.co/pnXqrNNjTi
— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019
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