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Al-Biruni describes the religion and philosophy of India, its caste system and marriage customs. He then studies the Indian systems of writing and numbers before going on to examine the geography of the country. The book also examines Indian astronomy, astrology and the calendar.
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Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been variously called as the "founder of Indology", "Father of Comparative Religion", "Father of modern geodesy", and the first anthropologist.
Born: 5 September 973 AD, Beruni, Uzbekistan
Died: 13 December 1048, Ghazni, Afghanistan
Nationality: Iranian
Full name: Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Al-Birunī