Marjorie Sykes
British educator (1905–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marjorie Sykes (11 May 1905 – 17 August 1995) was a British-born Indian educator who went to live in India in the 1920s and joined the Indian independence movement, spending most of the remainder of her life in India. She wrote many books and became acquainted with many of the leading figures in Indian politics and culture, including Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi.
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Born | Marjorie Sykes (1905-05-11)11 May 1905 Mexborough, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 17 August 1995(1995-08-17) (aged 90) |
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Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
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