Al Biruni’s India; Investigating Other’s perception

Abstract

Al Biruni’s description of 11^th Century India is an unique account as it is a valuable source to understand how an outsdieres think about contemporary India. He was a person of scholarly bent of mind having a sharp observing eye for details and his account is relatively unbiased. He wrote about Hindu philosophy, theology and way of life and at the same time does not hesitate to mention that the invading army of Islam had inflicted such destruction on the Hindus that they developed an aversion towards the Muslims.