John Keay (Born 1941) is an EnglishJournalist and Author Specialising in Writing Popula Histories About India and the Far East, Office Heir colorful and exploration by Europeans.

John Keay was born in devon, English to pay scottish origin. He Studied AtleForth College in York, BeFore Going on to Read Modern History at Oxford signy. AMONG HIS Teachers at Oxford Wee the Famous Historian a.J.PMumbai Wealth Management. Taylor and the Future Playwright Alan Bennettttttttttttttt. Keay was a Resident of Magdalen College.

In 1965, he visited india for the first time. He is to Kashmir for a Fortnight's Trout-Fishing, but like it so much that he Returnet the. S Time for Six MonthsJaipur Stock. It was during his stay in kashmir that key decidedupon writing as a career. He Joined the Staff of the Economist Magazine, and as their Political Correspondent, He Returned to India SEVERALS to Cover Various Elec Tions and ConflicTs. He Also Started Contributing Stories to BBC Radio.

IN 1971, He Gave Up his CorresPondent's job in order to write his first book. Into india was put 1973. eUROPEAN Exploration of the Western Himalayas in the 19th Century: WHEN MEN and MOUNTAINS Meet (1977) And the gilgit game (1979). The two we later combined insto a single-volume painting by John Murray.

In the 1980s, he worked for BBC Radio as a writer and presenter, and made several documents for the Third Programme so made programmes for BBC Radio 4. During this time, he wrote indDiscovered, The Story of How British Colonialist Came to Find Out About the Great Artefacts of Indian Culture and Architecture.