Beyond duty: The cost of spiritual calling in India Those who stand by their calling and continue to serve until their last breath deserve our gratitude, respect and love A worker watches the burning funeral pyre of a Covid-19 victim at a cremation ground in New Delhi on May 17. People at the sharp end of the pandemic will have their own lists of martyrs to publish and remember. (Photo: AFP) The Editors Guild of India recently expressed its condolences over the deaths of journalists from more than 100 newspapers, intranet platforms and independent grassroots media who have died from Covid-19 over the past year.