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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego won the title correctly when she spelled “guetapens,” French word for ambush.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She retained the coveted national honor for the community, that has been steadily growing in profile and influence, for the fifth straight year.<\/p>\n

Nandipati<\/strong>, an avid reader and coin collector who aspires to become a psychiatrist or neurosurgeon, gets $30,000 in cash, a trophy, a $2,500 savings bond, a $5,000 scholarship, $2,600 in reference works from the Encyclopedia Britannica and an online language course.<\/p>\n

Nandipati plays violin and is fluent in Telugu.<\/strong> She is the fifth consecutive Indian-American winner and 10th in the last 14 years.<\/p>\n

The Indian-American community’s victory run began in 1999<\/strong> when Nupur Lala captured the crown and was later featured in the documentary “Spellbound”. Anamika Veeramani scored a hat-trick for Indian-Americans by taking the crown in 2010. With Arvind Mahankali, 12, of Bayside Hills, New York, a finalist for the last two years, the three Indian American kids were the top spellers left in the last round from among the nine who made the finals on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Congrats to the Indian American community!<\/strong><\/p>\n

via www.india.nydailynews.com<\/a>
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