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In which part of ancient India was Kharoshthi script in use between 3rd century BC and 3rd century AD?

In which part of ancient India was Kharoshthi script in use between 3rd century BC and 3rd century AD? Correct Answer Gandhar region

The correct answer is option 4 i.e Gandhar region.

  • Kharosthi script
    • The Kharosthi script was an ancient Indian script used in Gandhara to write Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.
    • It was used in Central Asia as well.
    • It is the sister script and contemporary of Brahmi.
    • It was written from right to left.
    • It was used in the Gandhara culture of North-Western India and is sometimes also called the Gandhari Script.

Other Important Scripts used in Ancient India are:

  • Indus Script
    • It was used by the people of Indus valley civilisation.
    • It has not been deciphered yet.
    • This script is an example of Boustrophedon style as in one line it is written from left to right then continued from right to left in the other line.
  • Brahmi Script
    • Brahmi is the modern name for a writing system of ancient India.
    • Brahmi is the originator of most of the present Indian scripts, which includes Devanagari, Bengali, Tamil, and Malayalam etc.
    • It was deciphered in 1937 by James Princep.
  • Gupta Script
    • It was also known as Gupta Brahmi Script.
    • It was used for writing Sanskrit in the Gupta period.
  • Sarada Script
    • It was a Western variant of the Gupta script.
    • It evolved into Kashmiri and Gurmukhi (now used for writing Punjabi) scripts.
    • It was also used for writing Sanskrit. It is now rarely used.
  • Devanagari Script
    • It is composed of Deva meaning, (God) and Nagari meaning, (city).
    • It is the main script at present to write standard Hindi, Marathi and Nepali as well as Santhali, Konkani and many other Indian languages.
    • It is also used presently to write Sanskrit and is one of the most used writing systems in the world.

Related Questions

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