In another exciting moment for India and Indians, Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee received the rare honor of Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019.
The trio – Banerjee, his wife Esther Duflo and colleague Michael Kremmer received the Nobel award for their research in economics aimed at alleviating global poverty.
The whole nation was delighted to see Banerjee, dressed in traditional Indian attire (dhoti), at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden on December 10, 2019. Duflo was also seen in traditional Indian saree.
Among the large number of audience at the event were Banerjee’s mother Nirmala, children Noemi & Milan and brother Anirudha & family.
“He is an inspiration for all. He seems so down to earth. I would consider myself lucky if I would get to meet him atleast once, when he visits our university next month,” says Lakshmadeep Thakur, a first-year economics student at the Presidency University.
The university is setting up a 3D wall in its main building with the names and figures of the Bengali Nobel winners Amartya Sen (1998) and Vinayak Banerjee (2019).
“Banerjee will receive this year’s Alumnus Award as the youngest recipient. He was invited to the program by the late Nabanita Deb Sen who was acting as the president of the association and with whom Banerjee shared a very personal relation. We are proud of his achievements and can’t wait to invite them next month,” says Bivas Chaudhuri, secretary of the Presidency College Alumni Association.
Meanwhile, neighbors at Banerjee’s residence were elated at this news.
“I had met him during his brief stay at home two months ago, days after the award was announced. He was so humble and even as I gave him a small gift, he happily received it. It’s an honor to know a man like him,” says a neighbor.
Banerjee’s election for the award is definitely an immense happiness to the people of Bengal as well as the whole nation.
Watch Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer receive their medals and diplomas at the #NobelPrize award ceremony today. Congratulations!
They were awarded the 2019 Prize in Economic Sciences “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” pic.twitter.com/c3ltP7EXcF
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) December 10, 2019
Indianera congratulates the new Nobel Laureate!
