NEW DELHI, April 3 -- A diehard optimist with a unique vision and prophetic voice; a staunch proponent of Christo-centric life; an ardent supporter of Gandhian values of peace, non-violence and communal harmony; an inspiring mentor of students; a motivational orator par excellence, a workaholic who would say 'I am busy 24x7 but I have time for you' .... All these could probably sum up the life of Fr. Varghese Alengaden, the founder of Indore-based Universal Solidarity Movement of Value Education for Peace, who passed away recently. Like a colossus, he strode an unlikely path -- a path chosen by few. Today he is no more, creating a vacuum in an area he marvelled himself; in a field he made a niche for himself.

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