File photo of veteran journalist Mark Tully. | Photo credit: The Hindu
Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and acclaimed author, breathed his last at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday (January 25, 2026), a close friend said. He was 90.
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The award-winning journalist had been ill for some time and was admitted to Max Hospital in Saket last week.
“He (Tully) was admitted to Max Hospital in Saket on January 21 and died today. He (Tully) was admitted under the guidance of the head of the nephrology department,” a hospital source told PTI.
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Satish Jacob, a veteran journalist and close friend of Tully, told PTI, “Mark died this afternoon at Max Hospital Saket.” Tully was born in Calcutta (now Calcutta) on 24 October 1935 and was the BBC’s New Delhi bureau chief for 22 years.
An acclaimed author, Tully was a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Something Understood’.
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He has also been part of several documentaries on topics ranging from India and the British Raj to Indian Railways.
Tully was knighted in 2002 and received the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 2005.
He has written several books on India including ‘No Full Stops in India’, ‘India in Slow Motion’ and ‘The Heart of India’.
Published – 25 Jan 2026 17:24 IST
