These days AI tooks are available free, I used a couple and asked the simple question you have been writing as “fact”
Did Persians taught Indian subcontinent how to write?
Answer:
Good question — and a nuanced one. Confidence: 90%
No, Persians did not teach Indians how to write, though there was later influence between the two civilizations. Let’s break it down historically and linguistically:
Early Indian Writing: Indigenous Origins
- The oldest known script from the Indian subcontinent is the Indus Valley script (around 2600–1900 BCE).
- It predates Persian civilization’s contact with India by more than a thousand years.
- It remains undeciphered, but it clearly shows that Indians were writing long before Persians arrived.
- Later, the Brahmi script (around 600–400 BCE) is considered the ancestor of most modern Indian scripts (like Devanagari, Tamil, Bengali, etc.).
- Scholars debate its origins, but the majority agree it developed locally in India, possibly influenced slightly by external scripts.
Persian Influence Came Later
- Around 500 BCE, parts of northwestern India (like Gandhara) came under Achaemenid Persian rule (Cyrus, Darius).
- Persians introduced their Imperial Aramaic script for administration in those regions.
- This may have influenced the development of Kharosthi, another ancient Indian script used in the northwest (modern Pakistan/Afghanistan).
- But Kharosthi was regional, while Brahmi spread across India and formed the root of Indian writing.
Script | Origin | Possible Influence |
| Indus Script | Indigenous (2600 BCE) | None known |
| Brahmi | Indigenous (600–400 BCE) | Maybe minor Aramaic visual influence |
| Kharosthi | Northwestern India (500 BCE) | Directly influenced by Aramaic (Persian Empire) |
Conclusion
- Indians already had their own writing traditions before Persian contact.
- Persians did not teach India how to write, but their Aramaic script influenced one regional writing system (Kharosthi) in the northwest during Persian rule.
Like I said in my first post, your bias interpreted “may have influenced” to Persians teaching Indians how to write.
@champ_pal’s bias may not let him accept it was influenced by Persians.
However, factually you are incorrect as per AI tools, hence what you are saying is your ill-informed opinions and not facts.
