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Dear All,
Mark Tally was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005
http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/26/stories/2005012607461100.htm
_*Anyone who is an Indian citizen cannot hold the citizenship of any
other country. *_ He can only hold an OCI card
From:
/*http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padma-bhushan-awardee-mark-tully-gets-birth-certificate-after-78-years-542487*/
Veteran journalist and Padma Bhushan awardee Mark Tully, who was born in
Kolkata in 1935, today received his birth certificate from the Kolkata
Municipal Corporation, 78 years after his birth.
Tully, who was born at Regent Park in the Tollygunj area in the southern
part of the city (then in undivided 24-Parganas district) on October 24,
1935, needed the certificate to apply for the Overseas Citizen of India
status and had written to KMC Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in this regard on
August 5.
The birth was registered by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and
Marriages, Alipore, on November 21, 1935. He was born of William Scarth
Carlisle Tully and Patience Treby.
"I was a bit doubtful when I first wrote to the Mayor for the birth
certificate. But today I am really overwhelmed by the response. I was
born in Calcutta then I went to London and again came back to New Delhi
for my job," Tully said.
*"Though I am a British, today I feel like more Calcuttan than ever
before," said Mr Tully.
Clearly, Mark Tully was and still is a British Citizen.
*
Also if you go through the list of awardees of National Honours ,
any foreign national who has contributed significantly to India can
also be awarded any honour.*
*Joseph*
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On 28-Dec-15 4:33 AM, Wendell Rodricks wrote:
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Dear Stephen,
My email did say "if I am not wrong" re Tully.
Point is that foreign nationals can get the award.
To the best of my knowledge.
W
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On 28-Dec-2015, at 1:16 AM, Stephen Dias <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear All,
Awards and honours[edit]
Tully was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 and was
awarded the Padma Shree in 1992.[6] He wasknighted in the New Year Honours
2002,[16] receiving a KBE, and in 2005 he received the Padma Bhushan.[17]
I understand from Wendell that Mike alias Mark Tully is Padma Shri awardee
given to foreigner? But in fact he was born in Kolkatta ( Tollygunge) British
India.in Oct. 24, 1935 His father was a British businessman. He is veteran
journalist. Sir William Mark Tully is the former Bureau Chief of BBC New
Delhi..( REPORTED BY NDTV)
Just for information to ALL.
Stephen Dias, Dona Paula
dATE: 28.12.2015
Message: 2
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:46:17 +0530
From: Wendell Rodricks <[email protected]>
To: Stephen Dias <[email protected]>
Cc: Goanet <[email protected]>, "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb.
1994!" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] REMO NATIONAL AWARD
Dear all,
Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
the most... for their contribution to education in India.
If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
Foreign nationals can get the award
Just for information.
Wendell
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Mark Tully
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Mark Tully
Born William Mark Tully
24 October 1935 (age 80)
Tollygunge, British India
Education Marlborough College
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Occupation Journalist, writer
Title Sir
Religion Anglican Christian
Signature
Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (born 24 Oct 1935)[1][2] is the former Bureau Chief
of BBC, New Delhi. He worked with BBC for a period of 30 years before resigning
in July 1994.[3] He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, Delhi for 20
years.[4] He has received awards and he has also written books. Tully is also a
member of The Oriental Club.
Personal life[edit]
Tully was born in Tollygunge, British India.[5] His father was a British businessman who
was a partner in one of the leading managing agencies of the British Raj. He spent the
first decade of his childhood in India, although without being allowed to socialise with
Indian people; at the age of four, he was sent to a "British boarding school"
in Darjeeling,[6][7] before going to England for further schooling from the age of nine.
He was educated at Twyford School, Marlborough College and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge,
where he studied Theology.[6] After Cambridge, he intended becoming a priest in the
Church of England but abandoned the vocation after just two terms at Lincoln Theological
College, admitting later that he had doubts about "trusting [his] sexuality to
behave as a Christian priest".[2]
Journalistic career[edit]
Tully joined the BBC in 1964 and moved back to India in 1965 to work as the
India Correspondent.[2][8][9] He covered all major incidents in South Asia
during his tenure, ranging from Indo-Pakistan conflicts, Bhopal gas tragedy,
Operation Blue Star (and the subsequent assassination of Indira Gandhi,
anti-Sikh riots), Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi to the Demolition of Babri
Masjid.[10][11][12] He was barred from entering India during Emergency in
1975-77 when Prime Minister Mrs Gandhi had imposed censorship curbs on the
media.
Tully resigned from BBC in July 1994, after an argument with John Birt, the then Director General. He accused
Birt of "running the corporation by fear" and "turning the BBC into a secretive monolith with
poor ratings and a demoralised staff".[3]In 1994 he presented an episode of BBCs Great Railway Journeys
"Karachi to The Khyber Pass" travelling by train across Pakistan. Since 1994 he has been working as
a freelance journalist and broadcaster based in New Delhi.[8][10] He is currently the regular presenter of
the weekly BBC Radio 4 programme Something Understood.[13]
As a guest of the Bangalore Initiative for Religious Dialogue on 7 October 2010
he spoke on How certain should we be? The problem of religious pluralism. He
described his experiences and the fact that India had historically been home to
all the world's major religions. He said that had taught him that there are
many ways to God.[14] Tully is patron of the British branch of Child in Need
India (CINI UK).[15] Tully is equally well versed in English and Hindi.
Padma Shri
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Padma Shree)
Padma Shri
Type Civilian
Category National
Instituted 1954
First awarded 1954
Last awarded 2015
Total awarded 2680
Awarded by Government of India
Ribbon
Award rank
← Kirti Chakra[1] Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak[1] →
Padma Shri (also Padmashree) is the fourth highest civilian award in
theRepublic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and thePadma
Bhushan. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on
India's Republic Day.[2]Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to
citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various
spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature,
Science, Sports, Medicine,Social Service and Public Affairs. It has also been
awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but
did contribute in various ways to India.
The selection criteria have been criticized in some quarters with the claim
that many highly deserving artists have been left out in order to favor certain
individuals.[3][citation needed]
On its obverse, the words "Padma", meaning lotus in Sanskrit, and "Shri", a
Sanskrit-derived honorific equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'Ms.', appear in Devanagariabove and below a
lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in
white gold.
As of 2014, 2680 people have received the award.[4][needs update]
