Mark Tully's India

There are some modern western authors who love to stay in India, Mark Tully is one of them .Sir Mark Tully was born in Calcutta in 1935. He was the chief of bureau, BBC, New Delhi for twenty-two years he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005.

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.

His latest book is again about India – INDIA’S UNENDING JOURNEY. This book reflects his deep attachment and understanding of India. The book has eleven chapters from Puri to varanasi. It seems that Mark Tully is impressed by the humility of Indians; he writes in his first chapter that I have learnt from India is to value humility. In several chapters of this book Tully seems to be arguing on importance of religion and religious dialogue. Criticizing the west of it anti-religion attitude he writes “for the decline in religious observation in Europe is an aggressive secularism that is as dogmatic as any religion and which has become the dominant philosophy of life in the west.”

He enjoys the Indian tradition of conversation. He writes “Conversation is an integral part of the Indian tradition that has influenced me. “Mark Tully seems convinced that religious doctrine should change with time, he writes “Doctrine has to develop in the light of new knowledge and the changing norms of society.” The idea of balance between reason and revelation isn’t new but it has taken several turn after the triumph of militant secularism.

Tully exhibits his behavior of learning through out his book. He talks about the communal harmony to sexuality and from unity to growth and development. It is really an addition of adventurous as well thought provoking book on my rack.

NAME OF THE BOOK: INDIA’S UNENDING JOURNEY – FINDING BALANCE IN A TIME OF CHANGE

AUTHOR: MARK TULLY

PUBLISHER: RIDER BOOK

ISBN: 978-1-84-604017-7

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