Mark Tully, BBC’s Legendary ‘Voice of India’, Dies at 90

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Delhi: Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, breathed his last at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday, his close friend said. Tully was 90. The award-winning journalist was ailing for some time and had been admitted to the Max Hospital in Saket for the past week.“Mark passed away at Max Hospital Saket this afternoon," Satish Jacob, veteran journalist and a close friend of Tully, told PTI.

Early Life And Deep Roots In India

Born William Mark Tully on October 24, 1935, in Calcutta (now Kolkata) during the British Raj, Tully grew up with a profound connection to India. After schooling in Britain, he joined the BBC in the mid‑1960s and was soon posted to India, where his insightful reporting and warm voice made him a trusted source of news for generations of listeners in both Britain and South Asia.