Boy scores 99.9 percentile in Boards, becomes Jain monk
Ahmedabad's Varshil Shah, who scored 99.9 percentile in Class 12 Gujarat Board exams, has "renounced the world" to become a Jain monk. The 17-year-old will take 'diksha', a religious ceremony marking the initiation of Jain monks on Thursday. Varshil came in contact with a religious organisation three years ago and was waiting to complete school before becoming a monk.