Anil Ramdas | |
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Born |
Paramaribo, Suriname |
16 February 1958
Died | 16 February 2012 Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands |
(aged 54)
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.
In 1997 he was awarded the E. du Perron prize for all of his works.
Ramdas committed suicide on 16 February 2012. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his regret about Ramdas' death in his weekly press conference.