Indian-origin students sweep Nat Geo contest
Rishi Nair, 12-year-old Indian American student, has won the prestigious USD 50,000 National Geographic Bee competition in which Indian-origin contestants maintained their dominance by sweeping all the top three slots.
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Nair, a sixth grader from Florida took top honours at the 28th annual National Geographic Bee held at the National Geographic headquarters here. As National Geographic Bee champion, Nair received a USD 50,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. This is the fifth consecutive year that an Indian-American has won the prestigious national tournament. Last year Karan Menon had won the competition. Eighth-grader Saketh Jonnalagadda, 14, from Massachusetts was the runner up and recipient of the USD 25,000 college scholarship. Third place and a USD 10,000 college scholarship was grabbed by Kapil Nathan, a 12-year-old sixth-grader from Alabama.
Nair, whose parents hail from Kerala, is the second Florida student to win the National Geographic Bee. In 2010, eighth-grader Aadith Moorthy of Palm Harbor was the national champion.
Indian-American students have consistently performed exceptionally well at various bee competitions over the years.
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