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Statement I: James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts which were used in the earliest inscriptions and coins. Statement II: James Prinsep found that most of the scripts mentioned a king referred to as Piyadassi-meaning 'pleasant to behold'

Statement I: James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts which were used in the earliest inscriptions and coins. Statement II: James Prinsep found that most of the scripts mentioned a king referred to as Piyadassi-meaning 'pleasant to behold' Correct Answer <span style=" line-height: 107%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I</span>

The correct answer is 2.

  • James Prinsep(1799 -1840)-
    • ​James Prinsep was an English scholar, orientalist, and antiquarian.
    • James Princep in India was an administrator in the mint of the British East India Company. 
    • The main contribution of James Princep to the development of Indian epigraphy can be seen in terms that he was the first person who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

Key Points

  • Contribution of James Prinsep-
    • ​Some of the most momentous developments in Indian epigraphy took place in the 1830s, this was when James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi, two scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.
    • He found that most of these Scripts mentioned a king referred to as Piyadassi meaning "He who regards others with kindness".Hence, statement 2 is correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.
    • There were a few inscriptions which also referred to the king as Asoka, one of the most famous rulers known from Buddhist texts.

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