Identify the author of the book The Wonder that was India.

A.L.Basham

The correct answer is Option (3) → A.L.Basham **

A.L. Basham (Arthur Llewellyn Basham) is the author of the famous book The Wonder That Was India (full title: The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent Before the Coming of the Muslims), first published in 1954. It remains a classic and widely respected introduction to ancient Indian civilization.