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Indian-American Eighth-Grader Harini Logan Crowned 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
Harini Logan spelled 22 out of 26 words correctly, while Raju, a 12-year-old boy from Denver, got 15 out of 19 words right during the first-of-its-kind spell-off, a format that tested the contestants on how many words they could correctly spell within 90 seconds.
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Indian-Origin Teen Wins Spelling Bee Over Record-Breaking 515 Contestants
Karthik Nemmani of McKinney, Texas, was declared champion of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, winning on the word "koinonia."
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CNN Host Assumed An Indian-American Spelling-Bee Champion Could Read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who's of South Asian descent, is "used to using" Sanskrit.
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National Spelling Bee's New Normal: $200-An-Hour Teen Spelling Coaches
In the world of competitive spellers, Sylvie Lamontagne is known as a juggernaut. She placed fourth in last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, and ninth in 2015. Last summer, she traveled to California and won the Spelling Bee of China's North America Spelling Champion Challenge, a contest for kids in the United States and China.
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Indian-American To Host This Year's Spelling Bee Contest
Indian-American Kevin Negandhi, a leading sports anchor with ESPN, would host this year's National Spelling Bee competition, becoming the first Indian-origin to present the prestigious event to a global audience. The spelling competition has produced Indian-American champions for eight consecutive years.
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Indian-Origin Boy Sweeps Australian Spelling Bee Contest
Anirudh Kathirvel, a nine-year-old Indian-origin boy is Australia's new spelling champion after he won the 50,000 dollars 'The Great Australian Spelling Bee' competition.
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How to parent a Spelling Bee champion? NDTV talks to Snigdha Nandipati's father
When Snigdha Nandipati won this year's Spelling Bee she maintained a record. For the past 5 years in a row, Indian American's have won the Spelling Bee. 10 of the last 14 winners are Indian Americans. Why do Indian American kids dominate these information processing contests? Do the parents have a role to play? Do Indian parents push their kids too...
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Indian-American Eighth-Grader Harini Logan Crowned 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
Harini Logan spelled 22 out of 26 words correctly, while Raju, a 12-year-old boy from Denver, got 15 out of 19 words right during the first-of-its-kind spell-off, a format that tested the contestants on how many words they could correctly spell within 90 seconds.
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Indian-Origin Teen Wins Spelling Bee Over Record-Breaking 515 Contestants
Karthik Nemmani of McKinney, Texas, was declared champion of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, winning on the word "koinonia."
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CNN Host Assumed An Indian-American Spelling-Bee Champion Could Read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who's of South Asian descent, is "used to using" Sanskrit.
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National Spelling Bee's New Normal: $200-An-Hour Teen Spelling Coaches
In the world of competitive spellers, Sylvie Lamontagne is known as a juggernaut. She placed fourth in last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, and ninth in 2015. Last summer, she traveled to California and won the Spelling Bee of China's North America Spelling Champion Challenge, a contest for kids in the United States and China.
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Indian-American To Host This Year's Spelling Bee Contest
Indian-American Kevin Negandhi, a leading sports anchor with ESPN, would host this year's National Spelling Bee competition, becoming the first Indian-origin to present the prestigious event to a global audience. The spelling competition has produced Indian-American champions for eight consecutive years.
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Indian-Origin Boy Sweeps Australian Spelling Bee Contest
Anirudh Kathirvel, a nine-year-old Indian-origin boy is Australia's new spelling champion after he won the 50,000 dollars 'The Great Australian Spelling Bee' competition.
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How to parent a Spelling Bee champion? NDTV talks to Snigdha Nandipati's father
When Snigdha Nandipati won this year's Spelling Bee she maintained a record. For the past 5 years in a row, Indian American's have won the Spelling Bee. 10 of the last 14 winners are Indian Americans. Why do Indian American kids dominate these information processing contests? Do the parents have a role to play? Do Indian parents push their kids too...
