This section talks about the early life of Bharathi Dasan. It talks about his birth, his immediate family and social environment, and the ambience of the French Rule in Pondicherry where he was born. His ancestors were rich and had a pious bent of mind. Bharathi Dasan had his early education from a pyol teacher, by name, Thirupulisamy Iyya. Later he had his education at Culwe College.