Chapter 2

" Lingam, Lingam, come here, have food.." screamed Parvathy Ammal as she went behind her 6 year old son, begging him to have food. He was a born leader. At that tender age, one could see the kid settling disputes amongst his friends, and sharing whatever he had with his closest chums. Born in a family drowned in Vedic traditions, taking to a spiritual life was like how a fish takes to water. Sundareshwarer Iyer, the kid's father was a purohit. The son was brought up, as in a typical Brahmin household, with emphasis on the acharaas, and the anushtanaas.

The kid used to constantly complain to his friends about his mother calling him Lingam. To his parents, he was Lingam, but to his friends he was Brahma. Natesan Brahmalingam was a student par excellence. Both in the educational stream, and in the educational and the spiritual stream, he was a fast learner. Life moved at a quick pace for him till he actually finished studying. At this stage, he was a good looking, well built guy, and had a swarm of girls behind him. But his intentions were different. To study big, to do something to his people was what he aimed at.

At around this stage, he faced problems in college admissions. He couldn't get into the institution of his choice. All this because seats were blocked there for OBC candidates. A good student, that he was, he was denied a single seat in a very prestigious institution, whereas some other people, by sheer advantage of birth, were getting a seat. This was too much for him to handle. It was in this juncture that he, along with his childhood chum Chandru began the Anti Reservation Association. He was ARA 001, and ARA 002 was Chandru.

Over the years, the ARA became a very powerful institution, operating from the interiors of Dindivanam. It got arms, and also got the name to even shake the foundations of various political powers. The very name of Brahmalingam took the entire state by fear. But the war between the political powers and the ARA was unending. It was at this stage that the ARA did something drastic, something that would catapult it to national fame, or rather infame, but showcase Brahma's powers to the entire country!!