Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, breathed his last at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday (January 25, 2026), his close friend said. He was 90.
The award-winning journalist had been ailing for some time and had been admitted to the Max Hospital in Saket for the past week.
“He (Tully) was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket, on January 21, and died today. He (Tully) was admitted under the head of the nephrology department,” a hospital source told PTI.
Satish Jacob, veteran journalist and a close friend of Tully, told PTI, “Mark passed away at Max Hospital Saket this afternoon.” Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on October 24, 1935, Tully was the chief of bureau for the BBC, New Delhi, for 22 years.
An acclaimed author, Tully was the presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Something Understood’.
