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Veteran writer Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, breathed his past astatine a backstage infirmary successful New Delhi connected Sunday (January 25, 2026), his adjacent person said. He was 90.
The award-winning writer had been ailing for immoderate clip and had been admitted to the Max Hospital successful Saket for the past week.
“He (Tully) was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket, connected January 21, and died today. He (Tully) was admitted nether the caput of the nephrology department,” a infirmary root told PTI.
Satish Jacob, seasoned writer and a adjacent person of Tully, told PTI, “Mark passed distant astatine Max Hospital Saket this afternoon.” Born successful Calcutta (now Kolkata) connected October 24, 1935, Tully was the main of bureau for the BBC, New Delhi, for 22 years.
An acclaimed author, Tully was the presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Something Understood’.
He was besides portion of respective documentaries connected subjects ranging from India and the British Raj to the Indian Railways.
Tully was knighted successful 2002 and received the Padma Bhushan from the authorities of India successful 2005.
He wrote respective books connected India, including ‘No Full Stops successful India’, ‘India successful Slow Motion’, and ‘The Heart of India’.
