Medieval India: From Sultanate to the Mughals

After 7 days of immense concentration, i am able to complete Medieval India part one by Satish Chandra. This is an excellent book from a communist perspective. I got to know that the Ottoman Turks sent a fleet of 20,000 men to help India to counter Portuguese navy in mid 16th Century. I also got to know that how a small Portuguese fleet routed the combined fleet of Egypt, Gujarat, Calicut, Bijapur and AhmedNagar. There are very "noted" references from Barani(c. 14 century) , Alberuni(c. 11th century) and Amir Khusrau(c. 13th century) .
Al-Beruni says "The Hindus believe that there is no country but theirs, no nation but theirs, no kings like theirs, no science like theirs. They are haughty, foolishly vain, self conceited and stolid".
Barani says "Hindus are animals and beasts of prey and are plentiful and abundant. Their persecution and stern repression by a despotic ruler was not only inescapable but desirable"
Amir Khusrau says "I have praised India for two reasons. First because India is the land of of my birth and our country. Love of the country is an important obligation. Hindustan is like heaven. Its climate is better than that of Khurasan (Eastern Iran, Western Afghanistan). It is green and full of flowers all the year round. The Brahmans here are as learned as Aristotle and there are any scholars in various fields".
Overall a nice book. 7.5/10.