Us National Spelling Bee Contest

Indian-American Harini Logan crowned Scripps National Spelling Bee champion

Logan, who took home the USD 50,000 cash prize and Scripps Cup trophy on top of awards from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica, spelled 21 out of 26 words correctly

Updated On : 03 Jun 2022 | 12:44 PM IST

Record 7 Indian-origin students among 8 winners at US National Spelling Bee

The competition, broadcast nationally, kicked off on Tuesday with its biggest field ever

Updated On : 31 May 2019 | 11:16 PM IST

What makes Indian-American children such formidable spellers?

To state a sporting analogy, beating an Indian-American kid at the Scripps National Spelling Bee is like thwarting Rafael Nadal at the French Open

Updated On : 15 Jun 2018 | 11:59 PM IST

CNN anchor 'mocks' Indian-American spelling bee champion with Sanskrit joke

Criticism of the anchor Camerota's comment has been circulating on social media

Updated On : 05 Jun 2017 | 12:17 PM IST

Spelling Bee 2017: Marocain, gifblaar - words Ananya and Rohan taught us

Indian-American contestants held their steely nerves for 20 rounds until Ananya snaffled the prize

Updated On : 02 Jun 2017 | 6:21 PM IST

12-yr-old Indian American Ananya wins US National Spelling Bee contest

Ananya is the 13th consecutive Indian-American to win the bee

Updated On : 02 Jun 2017 | 2:21 PM IST