Tattva Heritage Foundation is glad to announce an annual grant for 25 Sanskrit students studying the śāstras at various Gurukuls in the country as they prepare for their ‘Tenali Exams’ (Tenali Pariksha). The Tenali exams are the most prestigious qualification for students studying the śāstras — in fact, most of the Gurus currently teaching the śāstras have cleared their Tenali examinations.

The exams are conducted twice a year when the Gurus and their students from across the country come to Tenali for their written and oral semester exams (though some changes have been made due to Covid). After 5-6 years of rigorous study, they take the ‘Mahapariksha’ under the supervision of Kanchi Mutt. The exams are conducted on various subjects: Vyākaraṇa, Tarka, Mīmāṃsa, and Vedānta. Recently. Prime Minister Modi congratulated Priyavrata Devadatta Pati for becoming the youngest student to clear the ‘Tenali Mahapariksha’ examination.

At Tattva Heritage Foundation, we want such institutions of traditional learning to survive and thrive, and we are extremely supportive of such brilliant students who have gone against the grain and become scholars and teachers of our śāstras and the proud legatees of at least two millennia of some of the most sophisticated systems of thought. We are happy to support these students and institutions who are keeping the torch of tradition and learning alive.