Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He is popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Artist) and Mutthamizh Arignar (Tamil Scholar) for his contributions to Tamil literature. He was also a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Karunanidhi is a unique politician and a multi faceted personality. KiranPrabha narrates the interesting episodes from Karunanidhi life journey. This is Part 1 of the series. Topics covered in this episode are: Karunanidhi childhood Education Anger over caste discrimination event at younger age, High school days Entry into student union activities More details to be covered in Part 2.