Hi Montek,
I think you can get started with Arduino quickly. Look at the ArduinoInfo WIKI here: http://ArduinoInfo.info
Start here: http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/Arduino-What-IS-it
And see: http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/YourDuinoStarter
Ask questions here or email me...
And let us know how you are doing!