1870s — Sivamani Scholarship College

Yet the terms were simple, written on parchment and affixed with a seal of a coiled cobra: One scholarship. Open to any Hindu boy of the Valluvar community. Must travel alone to Madras by bullock cart. Must pass an examination in Latin, mathematics, and the Bhagavad Gita. Must not speak of the benefactor.

The agent studied him for a long moment. “Do you know why this scholarship bears your name?” he asked. sivamani scholarship college 1870s

Sivamani shook his head.