Veteran journalist and author Mark Tully passes away at 90
Tully has written several books on India, including ‘No Full Stops in India’, ‘India in Slow Motion’, and ‘The Heart of India’.
PTC News Desk: Veteran journalist and author Mark Tully passed away at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday. He breathed his last at the age of 90 after prolonged illness.
“Mark passed away at Max Hospital Saket this afternoon," Satish Jacob, veteran journalist and a close friend of Tully confirmed the development.
Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on October 24, 1935, Tully was the chief of bureau for the BBC, New Delhi, for 22 years.
Mark Tully went to Britain for his education. He studied history and theology at Cambridge and then headed to theological college with the aim of being ordained as a clergyman before he - and the church - had second thoughts.
He then joined BBC in India in 1965 as an administrative assistant during which he also took on reporting role. He was knighted in 2002 and received the Padma Bhushan from the government of India in 2005.
Tully has written several books on India, including ‘No Full Stops in India’, ‘India in Slow Motion’, and ‘The Heart of India’.