Indian American contestants have dominated the Scripps National Spelling Bee in recent years. For many of them, that’s a reflection on the drive and success of their immigrant parents. Dev Shah, 14, ...
Shruthi Ayyagari, an Indian Prairie School District 204 student, is headed to her second Spripps National Spelling Bee this May.
When Balu Natarajan became the first Indian American champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1985, a headline on an Associated Press article read, “Immigrants’ son wins National Spelling Bee, ...
In a heart-stopping finish to the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 13-year-old Indian-American Faizan Zaki from Dallas, Texas, emerged victorious, spelling “Chaldee” correctly in the 20th round to ...