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Sir Mark Tully was born in Calcutta, India in 1935. He was the Chief of Bureau, BBC, New Delhi for twenty-two years and is an acclaimed author and the regular presenter of the contemplative BBC Radio 4 programme Something Understood. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005, and was knighted in the New Year Honours list in 2002. In addition to his distinguished broadcasting career, he has written several books about India, including No Full Stops in India, India in Slow Motion (with his partner and colleague Gillian Wright), and The Heart of India. He lives in New Delhi.
Superb...The book's key strengths are its readability, its determination to look beyond the obvious, and Tully's ability to think laterally across a number of issues simultaneously. * Times Literary Supplement * A rounded and balanced account of the real India...incisive...each story reveals [Tully's] knowledge and insight * Time Out * [Tully] is sympathetic but clear-eyed in his assessments of India's prospects * The Times * Astute analysis * Economist * In Tully's company, a tour round India is an unpredictable and enlightening ride * Metro *
