Kochi: Peace activist and awardee Br Jesudas Gabriel Amirtham SSP (67 years), passed away early morning due to a massive heart attack at the Society of St Paul in Kochi, Kerala on Monday.
As a Pauline Brother, he served the North Eastern states of India for several years and was highly acclaimed for his zeal and enthusiasm for spreading the good news of Christ through communication media and various initiatives such as motivational classes for students and youth, training programs for teachers and religious, mobile bookshop, Peace Club, etc.
Br Jesudas formed 175 Peace Club units involving 8000 children as members from 55 schools. The International Business Council took note of it and awarded him the “Indira Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for Peace”.
He also served as the executive secretary of the National Assembly of Religious Brothers in India, Deputy Director of North East Social Communications (NESCOM), regional secretary, the Bible Commission of North East, Director, Guwahati Archdiocesan Communication Centre.