Anil Ramdas | |
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Born |
Paramaribo, Suriname | 16 February 1958
Died | 16 February 2012
Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | 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] [2] He was generally considered the V.S. Naipaul specialist of The Netherlands. [3]
His work has been extensively studied by the author Karin Amatmoekrim. [4] [5]
In 1997 he was awarded the E. du Perron prize for all of his works. [6]
Anil Ramdas published his autobiographical novel Badal in February 2011. In the article "A Matter of Identity: Anil Ramdas and His Autobiographical Novel Badal", Kees Snoek writes :
The novel Badal explores the evolution of the main character against the background of the confrontation between western and non-western civilisation. One of the examples Badal uses to make his point is Christopher Columbus: when during his journey into the unknown the supplies aboard his ship diminish, he has to make a decision: to turn back or to continue with his exploration. He decides to go on. It is the point of no return. [7]
Ramdas committed suicide on 16 February 2012. [8] Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his regret about Ramdas' death in his weekly press conference. [9] [10]
Media related to Anil Ramdas at Wikimedia Commons
Anil Ramdas | |
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Born |
Paramaribo, Suriname | 16 February 1958
Died | 16 February 2012
Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | 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] [2] He was generally considered the V.S. Naipaul specialist of The Netherlands. [3]
His work has been extensively studied by the author Karin Amatmoekrim. [4] [5]
In 1997 he was awarded the E. du Perron prize for all of his works. [6]
Anil Ramdas published his autobiographical novel Badal in February 2011. In the article "A Matter of Identity: Anil Ramdas and His Autobiographical Novel Badal", Kees Snoek writes :
The novel Badal explores the evolution of the main character against the background of the confrontation between western and non-western civilisation. One of the examples Badal uses to make his point is Christopher Columbus: when during his journey into the unknown the supplies aboard his ship diminish, he has to make a decision: to turn back or to continue with his exploration. He decides to go on. It is the point of no return. [7]
Ramdas committed suicide on 16 February 2012. [8] Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his regret about Ramdas' death in his weekly press conference. [9] [10]
Media related to Anil Ramdas at Wikimedia Commons