Dr. Mark Aurel Stein was a renowned Orientalist. He had been affiliated with University of the Punjab, Lahore as Sanskrit teacher as well as its registrar. He showed interest in Kashmiri language and literature. He travelled to Kashmir where he collected folklores of Kashmir and made a comprehensive catalogue of rare Sanskrit books. Besides his other services, he edited and published Rajatirangni, the famous treatise on Kashmiri language and culture. This article covers life and literary services of Dr Aurel Stein.