'Atmosphere of intolerance' in India won't last long: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Sunday said that the 'atmosphere of intolerance' prevailing in India will not last long as people will have to come together and fight against it.

As per an Indian Express report, Sen's remarks came while interacting with students, teachers and research scholars at a programme organised in Kolkata at the Amartya Sen Research Centre.

Sen said people are being beaten up in the country for either not listening to others or voicing their disagreement. "This will not last long", he added.

Sen further said, there is a need to sort out differences and reduce the distances between people.

Reply to a seventh grade student who asked the "benefits of a combined pursuit", Sen said, “Is diversity always good? Of late, India has had diversity which was not there before. There is a need to look at both advantages and disadvantages of diversity.”, reported the Indian Express.

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