Indian-American teen wins Scripps Spelling Bee for 11th straight year

(G.N.S) DT.01 Continuing with the overwhelming dominance of Indian-Americans in the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old Indian-American, today won the contest, becoming the 14th champion from the community in 11 consecutive years. An eighth-grader from McKinney, Texas, Karthik won the competition after correctly spelling “koinonia”. He is