India through the Eyes of a Foreigner by Mark Tully About the Author:

1.	India through the Eyes of a Foreigner by Mark Tully About the Author:
Answer» Mark Tully was born in Calcutta and educated in England. He was correspondent for the BBC in South Asia for twenty five years. He now works as a journalist in New Delhi. Mark Tully’s books on India- ‘No full stops in India’, ‘The Heart of India’, and ‘India in slow motion’ are highly acclamied. He is the former bureau chief of BBC, New Delhi. He worked for BBC for a period of 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He is currently the regular presenter of weekly BBC Radio 4 programme something understood. Tully was made an officer of the order of British empire in 1985 and was awarded Padmashree in 1992. He was knighted in new year Honours 2002 receiving KBE and in 2005 he received PadmaBhushan.

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Mark Tully was born in Calcutta and educated in England. He was correspondent for the BBC in South Asia for twenty five years. He now works as a journalist in New Delhi. Mark Tully’s books on India- ‘No full stops in India’, ‘The Heart of India’, and ‘India in slow motion’ are highly acclamied.

He is the former bureau chief of BBC, New Delhi. He worked for BBC for a period of 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He is currently the regular presenter of weekly BBC Radio 4 programme something understood. Tully was made an officer of the order of British empire in 1985 and was awarded Padmashree in 1992. He was knighted in new year Honours 2002 receiving KBE and in 2005 he received PadmaBhushan.

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