Valsa John

Valsa John (1958-2011) witnesses to Jesus through her liberative solidarity with the Santals of Jharkhand. Like Jesus, she accompanies the oppressed, empowers them to reclaim their dignity, and walks with them in their struggle for justice. Her martyrdom affirms incarnational solidarity as a defining expression of imitatio Christi and Christian discipleship. Becoming their Didi (elder sister), she embodies God’s caring presence among the Santals and accompanies them in a transformative socio-political process toward liberation and self-determination.