New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- Sir William Mark Tully, or 'Mark Tully' as he was popularly known while covering India for the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC), died on Saturday in a private hospital in New Delhi. He was 90 years old.
Over the last six decades Tully became one of the most trusted and recognisable chroniclers of India for generations of radio listeners.
Tully served as chief of BBC bureau in India for 22 years and became a house hold name here for his objective, in depth and authentic reporting.
As a reporter he covered momentous events like the 1971 India- Pakistan War, imposition of emergency, Bhopal gas tragedy, 'Operation Blue Star', assassination of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and later Rajiv Gandhi, demolition o...