write about mark's tully's experience in india
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Sir William Mark Tully – arguably more Indian than most Indians – had “a very British childhood”. The acclaimed broadcaster and writer, now in his 80s, once wanted to become a priest and even pursued a degree in theology. “But the turn of events” was such that he found his way back to India. Journalism wasn’t his choice, he says, but destiny willed otherwise. And India, which he was not initially allowed to identify with, is now home .
Tully was born in India in 1935, one of six children; his father was a successful businessman who worked in what was then Calcutta. “My mother’s side had lived in India for long; in fact, they were living here even before the first war of independence in 1857. My great great grandfather was an opium agent in eastern UP, my great grandfather was a trader and my grandfather dealt in the jute business. My father had never been to India and knew no one on this side, but my mother was born in what is now Bangladesh. I was born in Calcutta. We had a very British life,” Tully recalls.
“We were not allowed to identify with India at all; we were sort of discouraged from becoming a part of this culture. Our European nanny stopped us from learning Hindi or other languages and insisted that we spoke only in English.”
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It was customary for British children to be sent home for education during those days, but while Tully was growing up, the Second World War was wreaking havoc in the Western world. Tully was sent to Darjeeling for his preliminary education.
“Those were wonderful days. I loved the place and it was very close to nature. I wasn’t under much of adult supervision and I had a very liberal headmaster. We went around the bazaars and roamed freely,” he says.
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Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (born 24 October 1935)[1][2] is the former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi, a position he held for 20 years.[3] He worked with the BBC for a total of 30 years before resigning in July 1994.[4] The recipient of several awards, Tully has authored nine books. He is a member of the Oriental Club.