Which of these is his claim? Hindus are haughty, foolishly vain, self-conceited, and stolid. THe Hindus believe that there is no country but theirs, no nation like theirs, no kings like theirs, no science like theirs. The present generation of Hindus is narrow-minded. If you tell them of any science or scholar in Khorasan and Persia, they will think you to be both an ignoramos and a liar.