Correct option is C
The correct answer is (c). Brahmi is the oldest deciphered script of India, famously deciphered by James Prinsep in 1837. Most modern Indian scripts are descendants of Brahmi.
Information Booster
- Brahmi script was used by Emperor Ashoka for most of his major rock and pillar edicts.
- James Prinsep was an officer in the East India Company's mint and a scholar of the Asiatic Society.
- The script is written from left to right.
- It is considered the mother of Devanagari, Bengali, Tamil, and other Indian scripts.
- While Harappan script is older, it remains undeciphered despite many claims.
Additional Knowledge
- Kharoshthi: Used primarily in the northwest (Gandhara), written from right to left; deciphered around the same time as Brahmi.
- Armaic: A script used in ancient West Asia; some of Ashoka's edicts in Afghanistan were written in Aramaic and Greek.