Aritra BasuEconomics · UMass Amherst

Beyond research

Outside work, I love organizing, meditating, and spending time near water. I have recently taken up running and am surprised by how much I look forward to it. I am also making time for Bengali fiction again.

A boat beside a green riverbank in Shantipur.
People beside a pond shaded by a tree, with banana plants on the opposite bank.
A red flag outside a building on a street in Shantipur.
Colorful columns and a bird flying across the sky between buildings in Shantipur.
From my recent trip to Shantipur, West Bengal.