Question

it is said that ashoka was the first king who spoke to his people directly. how did he do this?

Answer 1

ashoka tried to convey his message through his inscriptions which are in prakrit and brahmi script

Answer 2

Ashoka spoke to his people directly through edicts. Ashoka's edicts were inscribed on stone pillars , rocks , pillars , boulders and caves. They are written in Brahmi , Kharoshti , Greek & Aramaic Scripts