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Mark Tully


Born
in Calcutta, India
October 25, 1935

Genre
Nonfiction


Sir William Mark Tully was the Chief of Bureau for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in New Delhi for 22 years. Schooled in England, he stayed mostly in India covering all major incidents in South Asia during his tenure. He was made an Officer of The Order of the British Empire in 1985 and was awarded the Padma Shree in 1992, a rare distinction for a non-Indian. He was knighted in the 2002 New Year Honours. In 2005 he received the Padma Bhushan.

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Non Stop India
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Upcountry Tales
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India: The Road Ahead
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Mark Tully's India
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“There is no more fertile ground for revolution than the educated unemployed”
― Mark Tully, Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle
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“paramilitary police officers believed the Punjab police were on Bhindranwale's”
― Mark Tully, Amritsar Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle
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“So it could be that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police was not quite the innocent worshipper he appeared to be on that morning of 25th April.”
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