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by Mark Tully (Author) "On 6 December 1992 Gilly and I were standing on the roof of a building with a clear view of a somewhat dilapidated Mughal mosque..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (27 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140282084
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140282085
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 254,165 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Mark Tully is incomparable. No one has a greater understanding of the passions, the contradictions, the humour, the tragedy and the staggering resilience that constitute India. In his long awaited new book, he delves further than ever before into this country of one billion people. Covering subjects as diverse as Hindu extremism, bonded child labour, Sufi mysticism, the crisis in agriculture, the persistence of political corruption and the problem of Kashmir, he paints a picture of India at once poignant, funny, startling and deeply humane.


About the Author

Sir Mark Tully was born in Calcutta and educated in England. He worked for the BBC in South Asia for 25 years and now works as a journalist in New Delhi. His books include No Full Stops In India, The Heart of India and Lives of Jesus.

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On 6 December 1992 Gilly and I were standing on the roof of a building with a clear view of a somewhat dilapidated Mughal mosque in the north Indian town of Ayodhya, a place of pilgrimage, hallowed by tradition as the home town of the god Rama. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars loving and optimistic, 16 Dec 2002
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This review is from: India in Slow Motion (Hardcover)
this is a book written with enormous admiration and love for India, with lucid recognition of its problems and shortcomings, but also, encouragingly, with hope and optimism for the future of the country. tackling diverse subjects such as corruption, religious fundamentalism, child labour, the 'IT revolution', Mark Tully maintains a lucid and honest journalism and seeks to go beyond the easy 'colour'piece to bring us a lively and dynamic glimpse into this ever-changing country. It lacks the urgency and inspiration of Naipaul's Indian trilogy, and it can sometimes feel a bit impersonal to the reader used to flamboyant indian literature, but it certainly is journalism at its best and most inspiring.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A different world, 30 Aug 2008
By J. Taylor (Poole, UK) - See all my reviews
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Ex BBC correspondent Mark Tully writes 10 essays, revealing cultural, political and religious practise within India. Reading this book gave me an idea of the vastness of this region of the world and the subject matter is very well chosen.

The idea of this book seems to be to give a flavour of several aspects of indian life and in this it suceeds. The last chapter on Kashmir has had entire books written on it.

Certain themes emerge throughout the book; political corruption and wretched human selfishness are just two. It doesn't seem to taint Tullys affinity for this country of such rich diversity, but by the end I felt very lucky be governed in England.

In summary, reading this book will give a fascinating insight into a unique way of how a huge country has been ruled, but would be described as important rather than uplifting reading.
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