Veteran journalist, Praful Bidwai has died at the age of 64 during a visit to the Netherlands. Bidwai was attending a conference in Amsterdam on 24th June 2015 when he got choked on his food and died.

He died at the age of 66.

About Praful Bidwai

• Bidwai was a fellow at Transnational Institute at Amsterdam.
• He was a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers,.
• He was a leading anti-nuclear activist.
• He also wrote a number of books, like the ‘1999 New Nukes: India, Pakistan and Global Nuclear Disarmament’.
• His latest book on the crisis in the Indian Left was due to be released later this year.
• He was senior editor for the ‘Times of India’ for years.
• Bidwai became a freelance commentator, writing for publications in India and abroad.
• He was a critic of the Narendra Modi-led ruling NDA government and in an article in UK-based ‘The Guardian’.
• He also wrote a regular column for ‘Frontline’ and ‘Hindustan Times’ for several years.