Spelling Bee, and Indian-Americans

So, yet another Indian-American wins the Spelling Bee. This time, it was Kavya Shivashankar. "seven Indian American kids coming from a community that is less than one percent of the total US population breezed into the finals making about two thirds of the 11 top spellers", reports Sify.


It all started back in 1985 when an Indian-American kid, Balu Natarajan, won the event. That kid is now Dr. Natarajan, a internal medicine and sports MD guy, who notes on his website that:

Winning the “Bee” was definitely an important experience in his life and opened many doors for him. He is quick to note that the victory is not his alone and that his parents, family, community and school share equally in this accomplishment. He also adds that the 1985 Spelling Championship is just one event in his life and that he is more proud of being a good doctor and the work he does with his patients than his title as 1985 Champion.