Gujarati columnist Father Carlos Gonzalez Valles passed away

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the demise of veteran author and Gujarati columnist Father Carlos Gonzalez Valles SJ, popularly known as Father Valles.

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Father Valles (1925 — 2020) was a Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest and author.

He lived in India for five decades and wrote extensively in Gujarati and on mathematics. He had also written in English and Spanish.

He was a recipient of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest award in Gujarati literature, in 1978. He was the first foreign recipient of the prize.

He was also named an Honorary Jain for his friendship with Jain community in Mumbai.