Thakkur Pheru and His Works

Thakkur Pheru (ठक्कुर फेरू) was a Jain polymath scholar from 13-14th c., employed by Alauddin Khilji in his Delhi mint. In Prakrit, he wrote six texts dealing with various scientific and technical subjects. In the following passages, we will cover a short description of each of these. Pheru’s works are important from the standpoint that