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Question
Who deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshtl scripts?
Options
James Princep
Cunningham
Wheelar
John Marshall
MCQ
Solution
James Princep
Explanation:
James Prinsep FRS was an antiquarian, orientalist, and scholar from England. He was the first editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and he is most known for decoding ancient India's Kharosthi and Brahmi characters.
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