"Why India Matters to Us All" by Sir Mark Tully

On Friday 15 July our meeting was held in the hall of St Thomas'  School in Winchelsea, since it was correctly anticipated that we would have a large audience for this talk. Sir Mark Tully, who was born in India but educated in England, including studying theology at Cambridge, now lives in New Delhi. For many years he was the BBC's "Man in India" and he is well known for his many radio broadcasts, including the popular series, "Something Understood".  His fascinating talk ranged over many aspects of the relationship of Britain and India, including shared history, different attitudes to spirituality and diversity, economic challenges and conflicts between the development of a major country with the desire to restrict man-made climate change. A lively discussion followed Sir Mark's talk, and the large audience appreciated our speaker's fluent and stimulating style.