Anil Ramdas

Anil Ramdas
Born (1958-02-16)16 February 1958
Paramaribo, Suriname
Died 16 February 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 54)
Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands
Occupation Columnist, correspondent, journalist, television presenter, writer, essayist

Anil Ramdas (Paramaribo, 16 February 1958 Loenen aan de Vecht, 16 February 2012) was a Dutch-Surinamese columnist, correspondent, essayist, journalist, and TV and radio host.[1]

In 1997 he was awarded the E. du Perron prize for all of his works.[2]

Death

Ramdas committed suicide on 16 February 2012.[3] Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his regret about Ramdas' death in his weekly press conference.[4]

References

  1. "Multicultural Netherlands: Anil Ramdas." Dutch Studies Program, UC Berkeley. Accessed Dec. 1, 2011. http://dutch.berkeley.edu/mcnl/the-debate/anil-ramdas/
  2. Literaire prijzen E. du Perron-prijs 1997 - Letterkundig Museum (Dutch)
  3. Journalist en schrijver Anil Ramdas (54) overleden - NRC Handelsblad (Dutch)
  4. http://nos.nl/video/342163-rutte-over-anil-ramdas.html NOS website vrijdag 17 februari 2012, 15:49, retrieved 2 July 2013

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