Who among the following was the first person to decipher Brahmi and Kharosthi script?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Some of the most momentous developments in Indian epigraphy took place in the 1830s. This was when James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi, two scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.