Padma Bhushan awardee economist Avijit Sen passed away

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Padma Bhushan awardee economist Avijit Sen passed away

​BY A STAFF REPORTER: Padma Bhushan awardee economist Avijit Sen has passed away. Avijit Sen, a former member of the Planning Commission and one of the country's leading experts on rural economics, passed away on Monday night.  




He was 72 years old at the time of his death. Avijit Sen's brother Dr Pranab Sen said, "He suffered a heart attack around 11 pm. We rushed him to the hospital, but it was all over before we reached there. '