Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on March 15, 1947)

Happy Birthday, Masood Ali Khan! Another year wiser—and yet still looking sharp enough to footnote history itself. Your insightful words in "Islam in Modern India" continue bridging divides and enriching minds; who knew encyclopedias could actually become thrilling adventures?

Your relentless research on Indian geography has us wondering if you now know every corner of the world better than Google Maps does! Cheers to another amazing trip around your literary globe—may this birthday chapter be as compelling, amusing, and surprisingly fun-filled as your brilliant narrative.

Keep illuminating our shelves (and lives) with wisdom — age is just a page number anyway!