Biography of Alberuni and his Account of India
Abu Rehn Alberuni whose real name was Mohammad Bin Ahmad was a famous historian, mathematician, philosopher, poet and scholar of the court of Mahmud Ghaznavi. He spent several years in India. His book 'Tahquiq-e-Hind' is a very valuable source of information of economic, political, religious and social conditions prevailing in contemporary India. He studied Sanskrit with a view to read [...]