1990    Prize for the 500th Anniversary of the Americas in Costa Rica

2005    Prize celebrating 30 years of independence in Suriname (Centrale Bank)

2006    Honored by the President of the Republic of Suriname as Grandmaster of the 

           Law on Order of the Yellow Star

           Honored by the Universal Peace Federation Interreligious and International 

           Federation for World Peace as Peace Ambassador

2009    Honored by the Chairman of Commissie Herdenking 135jaar Hindostaanse 

           Immigratie

2011    first prize for the art installation (national) of the 150th anniversary of  

           Rabindernath Tagore