CLASSICAL INDIA: DELHI TO CALCUTTA ACCOMPANIED BY SIR MARK TULLY
The 11-night 'Celestial India' journey from Calcutta to Delhi, departing the UK on 17th March 2010 and including 7 nights aboard the luxurious Maharajas' Express, will be accompanied by distinguished writer and broadcaster, Sir Mark Tully, who will offer his expert insights on Indian history and culture during a series of talks en route.
Sir Mark Tully (born in Calcutta, India in 1935) was the Chief of Bureau, BBC, New Delhi for 22 years. The son of an accountant, he was brought up by a strict European nanny in Calcutta and did not come to Britain until he was ten. He was educated at Marlborough College and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, where he read History and Theology. He joined the BBC and quickly became India Correspondent in 1964. Whether it was dodging the bullets on the India-Pakistan border, describing the poverty of Calcutta's street beggars or detailing the horrific aftermath of the Bhopal chemical disaster, he gave a unique insight into the life of the subcontinent. Sir Mark left the BBC in 1997 and now, still based in Delhi, he works as a freelance writer and broadcaster. His books include No Full Stops in India, Heart of India, India in Slow Motion and India's Unending Journey. He was made an Officer of The Order of the British Empire in 1985 and was awarded the Padma Shree in 1992, a rare distinction for a non-Indian. He was knighted in the 2002 New Year Honours.
The 11-night tour departs on 17 March 2010.
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