Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
The question asks to identify the ancient Indian script written from right to left.Brahmi script, the precursor to most modern Indian scripts, was generally written from left to right.Nandnagari is a variant of Nagari script, also written left to right.Sharada script, used in Kashmir, was written left to right.Kharoshti script, used in the Gandhara region (north-western ancient India) from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, was derived from Aramaic and written from right to left.
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