Graham Staines, an Australian who had cared for leprosy patients in Odisha for decades, was burned to death with his two young sons in January 1999. His widow, Gladys, publicly forgave the killers and chose to stay on — a witness of grief and grace that moved the whole nation.
Contemporary news archives — freely available; Vishal Mangalwadi et al., Burnt Alive, is copyrighted and cited only.
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