The son of a daily-rated worker and a housewife, N Gunalan spent his early years in a small flat in government housing quarters where the families staying there shared bathrooms. In one generation, his family’s fortune was transformed, thanks to education and hard work. He went to university and built a distinguished career in journalism. Now the Chief Editor of Tamil News and Current Affairs at Mediacorp, he is passionate about promoting the Tamil language and using his position to help the community.

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