The ancient Indians took the Kharosthi alphabet from the Aramaic script. The Kharosthi was written from the right to the left, while the Brahmi left to the right. But before we go into detail of its historical origin, it needs to give a brief description of the ancient Indian Brahmi script, the parent script of the modern Bangla alphabet.īy virtue of the direction of writing, ancient Indian scripts are divided mainly into two parts, the Brahmi and the Kharoshthi.
A large number of ancient epigraphic records and manuscripts have been discovered from different parts of Bengal, which have supplied important information to reconstruct the historical origin and development of the modern Bangla alphabet. Bangla Script The modern Bangla alphabet has undergone a long evolution.
