Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated a 16-year-old boy for becoming the youngest student to pass the "Mahapariksha" examination.
"Excellent! Congratulations to Priyavrata for this feat. His achievement will serve as a source of inspiration for many!" PM Modi tweeted.
PM Modi was replying to a tweet that said: "History was created yesterday by 16-year-old Priyavrata son of Smt Aparna and Sri Devadatta Patil While studying Veda and Nyaya from his father, he studied all Vyakarana Maha Granthas from Sri Mohana Sharma and passed 14 levels of Tenali Pariksha, Youngest to pass the MahaPariksha."
The Tenali examination having 14 levels is taken twice a year by the students studying the "Shastras".
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