Word: kaustuv
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recent articles in The Crimson define this spectrum. With all of the idealism of a social studies concentrator, Jonathan T. Jacoby '99 challenged his fellow seniors to choose career paths we could justify to Third World peasants ("Anti-social Behavior" Opinion, Nov. 4). Then Kaustuv Sen '99, with the pragmatic individualism of an economics concentrator, argued that I-bankers and consultants may be the actors in society in the best position to do good ("In Defense of Business Careers" Opinion...
...particularly surprise me to see letters disparaging Kaustuv Sen's remarkable editorial in defense of careers in the business world (Dec. 3). I did, however, find these letters particularly amusing in light of a large picture in the very same edition of The Crimson, a shot of Bill and Melinda Gates at a press conference announcing the creation of a $100-million fund to provide vaccinations for children in third-world nations...
...Kaustuv Sen's "In Defense of Business Careers" (Opinion, Dec. 1): Almost no one would refute that long-term economic growth eventually benefits almost all consumers, but I question the extent to which the positions Sen describes (consultants, entry-level managers, etc.) aid in this purpose. In a country where more than 80 percent of corporate stock is owned by 5 percent of the population, I wonder if balancing Merrill Lynch's checkbook has any direct affect on a poor family...
With Feldsteinesque eloquence, Kaustuv Sen correctly sings the laurels of capitalism. Certainly, capitalism has raised the standards of most people around the world, and those in banking and consulting play major roles in this effort. But have we done enough? Of all the money generated by capitalism, only a small portion trickles down to the disadvantaged people of the world. The vast majority of the money goes to executives, lawyers, bankers and other miniscule portions of the global community. While Sen accurately praises the value of capitalism, he should not congratulate himself too soon, because we can all still contribute...
...Kaustuv Sen's opinion piece "In Defense of Business Careers" (Nov. 30) has finally done justice to those besuited ones who solve economic problems and build homes and industries for us all. I would like to add my observations about investment bankers and those of their ilk. I wholeheartedly agree with Sen's lionization of these fabled heros, and often wonder myself why there is not more lore and myth about them...