Snigdha Nandipati won the 2012 Spelling Bee Championship at the Gaylord Hotel in Washington DC this evening. The winning word was GUETAPENS. Snigdha Nandipati Age 14, 8th grade School: Francis Parker School Hometown: San Diego, California At the end, the battle was between the three Indian kids Snigdha Nandipati, Arvind Mahankali and Stuti Mishra. Then […]
Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion Of the 20 Indian-Americans who participated in the 2012 Spelling Bee semifinals in Washington DC today, only three were left standing at the end. The three desi kids who will vie for the top honors in the finals this evening are: Stuti Mishra Arvind Mahankali Snigdha Nandipati […]
Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion Indian-American kids are crushing the rest of the contestants in the 2012 Spelling Bee competition. Of the 50 youngsters who have reached the 2012 Spelling Bee semifinals, at least 20 are of Indian origin. Desis do not account for even 1% of the U.S. population but 40% […]
Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion I counted 45 Indian kids from the 278 shortlisted contestants for the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee Competition. Of the 45 desis, 23 are girls and the rest boys. The youngest Indian kid is eight-year-old Ashrita Vadlapatla from North Carolina. Ashrita can trace her roots to the great […]