Taya Zinkin
Taya Zinkin (23 September 1918 – 14 September 2003) was a prominent English journalist and author. She was born in
ICS officer and author Maurice Zinkin. She wrote for The Economist, The Guardian, Le Monde, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung
.
She is famous for the statement she made in the 1950s:
- Pakistan is obsessed with India, and India is obsessed with herself.
She was an indirect cause of the
Ayub Khan
.
Publications
- She wrote her autobiography in three volumes:
- Odious Child (1971),
- Weeds Grow Fast (1973), and
- French Memsahib (1983).
- Caste Today (London: OUP, 1965).[1]
References
- ^ Jay, Michael (31 October 2003). "Taya Zinkin". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2019.