Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c46.s3.12
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c46.s3.12
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v2.c46.s3.12
At the same time, Al-Beruni noted another reason for the decline of Indian Science: ‘Mahmud utterly ruined the prosperity of the country . . . .Hindu sciences have retired far away to other places’. Even earlier, the barbarous invasions of the Huns, Scythians and Saracens had stunned the growth of Indian sciences and arts. Ray (1902, 1909) and Chattopadhyaya (1986) have glossed over this aspect of Indian history.