Mark Tully Biography 
Mark Tully is a writer and former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi who worked for 30 years. He is also a member of The Oriental Club. In the year 1992, he was honoured with Padma Shri and in the year 2005 he received the Padma Bhushan. He was knighted in the New Year Honours 2002. Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle (1985) was his first book on India which he co-authored with his colleague in BBC Delhi, Satish Jacob. His next book Raj to Rajiv: 40 Years of Indian Independence was co-authored with Zareer Masani. Tully's No Full Stops in India (1988) - a collection of journalistic essays, Mother (1992), The Heart of India (1995), The Lives of Jesus (1996), Hindutva Sex and Adventure, India in Slow Motion (2002) co-authored with Gillian Wright, India's Unending Journey (2008) and India: The Road Ahead (2011) are his other noted works.
Tully was born in Tollygunge, British India in 1935. His father was a British businessman who was a partner in one of the leading managing agencies of British India. Till 9 he lived in India and studied at a "British boarding school" in Darjeeling. After that he went to England and had his future studies there. He was educated at Twyford School, Marlborough College and studied Theology at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Though he wanted to become a priest in the Church of England, he abandoned the studies after 2 years.
Tully joined the BBC in 1964 and moved back to India in 1965 where he worked as the India Correspondent. Indo-Pakistan conflicts, Bhopal gas tragedy, Operation Blue Star, Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the Demolition of Babri Masjid are the major incidents covered by him. He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, Delhi for 20 years. After his long term association with BBC for 30 years, he resigned in 1994.
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Updated: January 02, 2014
