Kaushik Basu is a professor of economics and the C. This event was co-sponsored by the India Initiative and the Association for India's Development. The esteemed economists discussed the economics of social justice, community welfare, and how economists can help measure and improve the quality of life for citizens in developing countries. Shot over a period of 15 years, the film follows a series of conversations between Professor Sen and his student, Kaushik Basu.Īfter the film screening, Amartya Sen, professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University Suman Ghosh, documentary filmmaker and professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University and Kaushik Basu, former chief economist at the World Bank answered questions from the audience. The documentary traces Amartya Sen’s life and explores how the arc of his career shaped his current worldview and impacted his beliefs about social choice theory, development economics, and philosophy.

His feature Peace Haven had its World Premiere at Busan IFF and was an official selection at MAMI and NYIFF.On Octothe India Initiative, in partnership with the Association for India's Development, hosted a screening of The Argumentative Indian, a documentary about Nobel laureate and world-renowned economist Amartya Sen, directed by Suman Ghosh, a Bengali filmmaker and economist. It was screened at several film festivals worldwide and received the Best Feature Film Award and the Best Actress for Konkona Sensharma at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival in 2015. His next feature film Kadambari starring Konkona SenSharma and Parambrata Chatterjee is based on the life of Rabindranath Tagore and his controversial relationship with his sister-in-law Kadambari Devi. It was world premiered at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea. His next feature film Shyamal Uncle Turns Off The Lights has had a warm reception from critics and audiences all over the world. The film received the Best Indian Film award at the Bengaluru International Film Festival in 2012. His next feature film Nobel Thief, starring the Indian megastar Mithun Chakraborty was world premiered at the Busan IFF and was an official selection at the BFI, London Film festival. His second feature film Dwando, also starring Soumitra Chatterjee, was a part of the Indian Panorama at IFFI Goa in 2009.

It was shown at numerous film festivals including Vancouver, Karlovy Vary and IAAC New York. His first feature film Footsteps, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Nandita Das won two National Awards in 2008.

He had his film training at Cornell University in New York. He has made six feature films and one documentary film. Suman Ghosh is a National Award winning Indian filmmaker.

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