The Independent - London, November 4th, 1995
Mark Tully is the balm that Britain offers to India. He is perceived by the listening classes of both countries to be fair, scrupulous and intuitive - a living, breathing antidote to 300 years of imperialist exploitation. Status of this kind carries a weight of expectations. Especially now that he is no longer the official voice of the BBC. But instead of responding by pontificating about his chosen country, Tully offers us a book of simple stories about Indian villagers and the challenges that they face. Unlike many writers, he is less interested in urban, urbane living than in the way that ...
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