A contemporary of the widely used Brahmi script, Kharosthi was once dominant in the north-western region of India. Here is a question for you about the person who deciphered the script.

Jean Przyluski, Le nom de l'ecriture kharosthi, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 1 (Jan., 1930), pp. 43-45 ...