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As Christianity Grows in India, Burial Space Shrinks

November 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Tears welled up in Sunitha Rani’s eyes and her voice softened as she recounted the agonizing wait her family had to endure to secure a grave plot for her husband, who died at age 66 last year. Rani and her children wanted to bury John Sukumar in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, where he Read more...

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