Relation Between Harappan and Brahmi Scripts: History of the Indian Subcontinent

by Subhajit Ganguly

Around 45 odd signs out of the total number of Harappan signs found make up almost 100 percent of the inscriptions, in some form or other, as said earlier. Out of these 45 signs, around 40 are readily distinguishable. These form an almost exclusive and unique set. The primary signs are seen to have many variants, as in Brahmi. Many of these provide us with quite a vivid picture of their evolution, depending upon the factors of time, place and usefulness. Even minor adjustments in such signs, depending upon these factors, are noteworthy. Many of the signs in this list are the same as or are very similar to the corresponding Brahmi signs. These are similarities that simply cannot arise from mere chance. It is also to be noted that the most frequently used signs in the Brahmi look so similar to the most frequent Harappan symbols. The Harappan script transformed naturally into the Brahmi, depending upon the factors channelizing evolution of scripts.

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 14, 2014

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Subhajit Ganguly is the Executive Director of Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization, India (Kolkata) and works for restoring the balance in the natural environment. He is a physicist whose areas of expertise include the Theory of Abstraction. His contribution to the theory is noteworthy, to say the least. The other areas of science, that he has made notable contributions to include astronomy, mathematics and the Chaos Theory. Zero-postulation is a new concept he has introduced to the theorizing process in sciences. He has also made noteworthy contribution towards deciphering the Indus Valley Civilization script. He has been an active member of various Open Science Movements for quite some time now and advocates Open Access and Open Data. Subhajit is the Ambassador for the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), India. The Open Education and Open Data projects, Initiated by Subhajit, has attained considerable success within a short span. He also wears the hat of being a public speaker too from time to time. Besides being an acclaimed author of nonfiction, he has numerous works of fiction to his credit. At various times, he has written for various blogs and magazines. Besides writing in English, he also writes poems in Bengali. You can reach Subhajit Ganguly at: gangulysubhajit63@gmail.com. You can also follow him on twitter at: https://twitter.com/subhajitganguly.