Mark Tully, BBC's Iconic India Voice and Chronicler, Dies at 90

• Veteran journalist and author Mark Tully, known for his deep insights into India, passed away at 90 in a private hospital in Delhi.
• Tully served as BBC's New Delhi bureau chief for 22 years, covering pivotal events like the 1971 Bangladesh war, the Emergency, and the assassinations of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.
• Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), he spent most of his life in India, chronicling its complexities through his journalism and 10 books, including "No Full Stops in India."
• He was honored with India's Padma Shri (1992) and Padma Bhushan (2005), and knighted in the UK (2002) for his contributions.
• Despite leaving BBC in 1994, Tully remained an active freelance journalist and keen observer of India, remembered as a trusted "voice of truth."

Why It Matters: Mark Tully, the BBC's legendary India correspondent, passed away at 90, leaving a profound legacy.