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Amartya Sen's mother dies

SANTINIKETAN (WEST BENGAL): Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's mother Amita Sen died here on Monday after a prolonged illness, family sources said.

She was 92 and is survived by son Amartya Sen and a daughter, Supurna Dutta.

Amita, who was known as "Ashram Kanya," wrote several books on Rabindranath Tagore and Santiniketan.

Her father, Acharya Khistimohan Sen, was inducted as a teacher at Santinikitan by Tagore.

Amita Sen's husband, Ashutosh Sen, a soil scientist, predeceased her in 1971. — PTI

Speaker condoles

Our Special Correspondent writes from New Delhi:

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee condoled the death of Amita Sen.

In a message to Prof. Amartya Sen, the Speaker said the void created by her passing away would be difficult to fill.

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