Mark Tully's baritone, prose beamed India's triumphs, tribulations to the world

Born in erstwhile Calcutta during the British Raj in 1935, Tully made India his home and his career, becoming the gold standard for a foreign correspondent.

Sir William Mark Tully, among the most famous chroniclers of India who helmed the BBC in India for two decades and became an authoritative voice to millions of people at defining moments in the journey of the world’s largest democracy, died on Sunday. He was 90.

Mark Tully. (X@HardeepSPuri)

Born in erstwhile Calcutta during the British Raj in 1935, Tully made India his home and his career, becoming the gold standard for a foreign correspondent. For decades, his rich baritone became a marker