“I have not heard the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan before. It is being used to beat up a section of people. I feel that this slogan has nothing to do with Bengal’s culture,” the billboards quote Prof. Sen as saying.
They further quote the celebrated economist: “I asked my four-year-old grandchild who is your favourite deity? She took a while and said: Ma Durga. So, the stature that Durga [Puja] enjoys here cannot be compared to Ram Navami.”
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/billboards-hail-amartya-sens-view-on-jai-shri-ram-slogan/article28414865.ece
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“I have not heard the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan before. It is being used to beat up a section of people. I feel that this slogan has nothing to do with Bengal’s culture,” the billboards quote Prof. Sen as saying. They further quote the celebrated economist: “I asked my four-year-old grandchild who is your favourite deity? She took a while and said: Ma Durga. So, the stature that Durga [Puja] enjoys here cannot be compared to Ram Navami.” https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/billboards-hail-amartya-sens-view-on-jai-shri-ram-slogan/article28414865.ece