<p>Out of 11, nine finalists for this year’s US Spelling Bee contest are Indian-Americans, which reflects the leaps the children from minority communities have taken in the past few years.</p>

<p>These youngsters&nbsp;will now compete for the title of ‘champion’ in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals, which is scheduled to take place on July 08.</p>

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<p>"We are honoured to introduce our 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists. Round after round, this group of spellers proved their mettle, and we look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage," said Dr J. Michael Durnil, executive director of the Bee.</p>

<p>"Congratulations to all of this year’s 209 national qualifiers – they’ve persevered over a year that has been challenging in many ways, and our team is proud to have witnessed their journey," he added.</p>

<p>The National Bee competition is a high-profile competition that tests a child’s ability to detect the correct spellings in a high-pressured environment.</p>

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<p>This year, the 11 finalists are Roy Seligman, 12, from Nassau, The Bahamas; Bhavana Madini, 13, from New York; Sreethan Gajula, 14, from Charlotte, North Carolina; Ashrita Gandhari, 14, from Leesburg, Virginia; Avani Joshi, 13, from Illinois; Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from New Orleans; Vivinsha Veduru, 10, from Texas; Dhroov Bharatia, 12, from Dallas; Vihaan Sibal, 12, from Texas; Akshainie Kamma, 13, from Texas and Chaitra Thummala, 12, from San Francisco.</p>

<p>It is not the first time that Indian-origin children have dominated the Spelling Bee competition. Over the last few years, the trend has been the same, even though Indian-American children comprise only one per cent of the total US population.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Out of 11, nine finalists for this year’s US Spelling Bee contest are Indian-Americans, which reflects the leaps the children from minority communities have taken in the past few years.

Out of 11, nine finalists for this year’s US Spelling Bee contest are Indian-Americans, which reflects the leaps the children from minority communities have taken in the past few years. These youngsters will now compete for the title of ‘champion’ in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals, which is scheduled to take place on July 08. Also read | Bank accidentally deposits $50 billion in US couple's account "We are honoured to introduce our 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists. Round after round, this group of spellers proved their mettle, and we look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage," said Dr J. Michael Durnil, executive director of the Bee. "Congratulations to all of this year’s 209 national qualifiers – they’ve persevered over a year that has been challenging in many ways, and our team is proud to have witnessed their journey," he added. The National Bee competition is a high-profile competition that tests a child’s ability to detect the correct spellings in a high-pressured environment. Also read | Keep your jaw shut: New Zealand researchers' new 'weight loss' device labelled as 'torture' This year, the 11 finalists are Roy Seligman, 12, from Nassau, The Bahamas; Bhavana Madini, 13, from New York; Sreethan Gajula, 14, from Charlotte, North Carolina; Ashrita Gandhari, 14, from Leesburg, Virginia; Avani Joshi, 13, from Illinois; Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from New Orleans; Vivinsha Veduru, 10, from Texas; Dhroov Bharatia, 12, from Dallas; Vihaan Sibal, 12, from Texas; Akshainie Kamma, 13, from Texas and Chaitra Thummala, 12, from San Francisco. It is not the first time that Indian-origin children have dominated the Spelling Bee competition. Over the last few years, the trend has been the same, even though Indian-American children comprise only one per cent of the total US population. (With inputs from agencies)

Shine on: 9 out of 11 US Spelling Bee finalists for this year are Indian-Americans

<p>Tamil Nadu government decided to give its localities a phonetic makeover amid the pandemic, and changed the English spellings of the names of localities to match the way they are pronounced.</p>

<p>The Tamil Nadu government issued a notification on Wednesday that listed almost 1000 localities whose&nbsp;English spellings will be changed to match the Tamil pronunciation.</p>

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<p>The spellings were changed after a committee was made especially to make sure that the experts sit down with districts heads and make sure that the spellings of the localities match the Tamil names.</p>

<p>Some main names that have been changed are: Coimbatore is now&nbsp;Koyampuththoor, Egmore is now&nbsp;Ezhumboor, Puducherry is now&nbsp;Puthucherry, Vellore is now&nbsp;Veeloor,&nbsp;Saidapet is now&nbsp;Saithaappettai, Chintadripet is now Chinthadharipettai and so on.</p>

<p>While the locals were going through the changes made, twitter came up with memes regarding this change amid a pandemic.</p>

<p>We compiled few of the best for you:</p>

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2021's gonna be a tough year to study geography.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a></p>
— Aadar Malik (@TheAadarGuy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAadarGuy/status/1270971217843875840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNGovt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNGovt</a> changed names of few cities during this pandemic<br />
Meanwhile corona: <a href="https://t.co/1WSh8ipI9w">pic.twitter.com/1WSh8ipI9w</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tamilnadu gov. Changed name of few cities during global pandemic <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a><br />
Gov. Be like:- <a href="https://t.co/I54JXbw9S0">pic.twitter.com/I54JXbw9S0</a></p>
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TN changed the names of its cities relative to tamil pronunciations.<br />
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So that Corona could get confused while entering the city by seeing its name board and go back to its home.<br />
So less corona cases.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/unlock2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#unlock2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chennai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chennai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KOYAMPUTHTHOOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KOYAMPUTHTHOOR</a> <a href="https://t.co/LRD8iw6E7k">pic.twitter.com/LRD8iw6E7k</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tamilnadu CM changed the name of the city Coimbatore to Koyampuththoor...😄<br />
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Yogi Adityanath to Tamilnadu's CM..😄<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a> <a href="https://t.co/F1MVqKmbxE">pic.twitter.com/F1MVqKmbxE</a></p>
— Hazik Perry 🇮🇳 (@HazikPerry) <a href="https://twitter.com/HazikPerry/status/1271066201540620288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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— The Frustrated HouseWives (@Frustrated_Hai) <a href="https://twitter.com/Frustrated_Hai/status/1271063762410201088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">What <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tn</a> people expect: Double testing capacity for Covid19. Double Hospital beds.<br />
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What Govt does: Double 'OO' in Mylapore.. Double 'AA' in Arni. Double 'PP' Saidapet. 🙊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So when Tamizh Nadoo's Corona total is close to 37,000, district collectors have been identifying 1018 names of places to be renamed as per their Tamizh pronunciation. Priorities. <a href="https://t.co/amLUVjDKPx">pic.twitter.com/amLUVjDKPx</a></p>
— Pooja Prasanna (@PoojaPrasanna4) <a href="https://twitter.com/PoojaPrasanna4/status/1270938992855285762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">*Tamil Nadu Govt changes names of 1,018 places* <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a><br />
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Yogi ji to Tamil Nadu Govt : <a href="https://t.co/JT31SFyu7Q">pic.twitter.com/JT31SFyu7Q</a></p>
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Northindian - samajh me nahi aya , par sunn ke achha laga 😌 . <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAMECHANGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAMECHANGE</a></p>
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Tamil Nadu government decided to give its localities a phonetic makeover amid the pandemic, and changed the English spellings of the names of localities to match the way they are pronounced.

Tamil Nadu government decided to give its localities a phonetic makeover amid the pandemic, and changed the English spellings of the names of localities to match the way they are pronounced. The Tamil Nadu government issued a notification on Wednesday that listed almost 1000 localities whose English spellings will be changed to match the Tamil pronunciation. Also read: There's no community spread and fatalities mismatch: claims K Palaniswami The spellings were changed after a committee was made especially to make sure that the experts sit down with districts heads and make sure that the spellings of the localities match the Tamil names. Some main names that have been changed are: Coimbatore is now Koyampuththoor, Egmore is now Ezhumboor, Puducherry is now Puthucherry, Vellore is now Veeloor, Saidapet is now Saithaappettai, Chintadripet is now Chinthadharipettai and so on. While the locals were going through the changes made, twitter came up with memes regarding this change amid a pandemic. We compiled few of the best for you: After passing all the students, Tamil Nadu govt. decides to change the syllabus. 2021's gonna be a tough year to study geography.#NAMECHANGE — Aadar Malik (@TheAadarGuy) June 11, 2020 × #NAMECHANGE#TNGovt changed names of few cities during this pandemic Meanwhile corona: pic.twitter.com/1WSh8ipI9w — Tanveer (@Crictanveer) June 11, 2020 × Tamilnadu gov. Changed name of few cities during global pandemic #NAMECHANGE Gov. Be like:- pic.twitter.com/I54JXbw9S0 — Sail (@Sail71297) June 11, 2020 × #NAMECHANGE TN changed the names of its cities relative to tamil pronunciations. . So that Corona could get confused while entering the city by seeing its name board and go back to its home. So less corona cases.#unlock2 #Chennai #KOYAMPUTHTHOOR pic.twitter.com/LRD8iw6E7k — Vinusha (@vinnnnnnuu) June 11, 2020 × Tamilnadu CM changed the name of the city Coimbatore to Koyampuththoor...😄 Yogi Adityanath to Tamilnadu's CM..😄#NAMECHANGE pic.twitter.com/F1MVqKmbxE — Hazik Perry 🇮🇳 (@HazikPerry) June 11, 2020 × #TamilNadu #NAMECHANGE pic.twitter.com/vKmVIk2GiG — The Frustrated HouseWives (@Frustrated_Hai) June 11, 2020 × What #tn people expect: Double testing capacity for Covid19. Double Hospital beds. What Govt does: Double 'OO' in Mylapore.. Double 'AA' in Arni. Double 'PP' Saidapet. 🙊#NAMECHANGE — Justme (@Justme36541234) June 11, 2020 × So when Tamizh Nadoo's Corona total is close to 37,000, district collectors have been identifying 1018 names of places to be renamed as per their Tamizh pronunciation. Priorities. pic.twitter.com/amLUVjDKPx — Pooja Prasanna (@PoojaPrasanna4) June 11, 2020 × people of Tamil Nadu #NAMECHANGE pic.twitter.com/cwIuDetYrw — ujjwaljangra (@_ujjwaljangra) June 11, 2020 × *Tamil Nadu Govt changes names of 1,018 places* #NAMECHANGE Yogi ji to Tamil Nadu Govt : pic.twitter.com/JT31SFyu7Q — Ullas Mehta (@ullasmehta_04) June 11, 2020 × After seeing the new names of cities in tamil nadu Northindian - samajh me nahi aya , par sunn ke achha laga 😌 . #NAMECHANGE — Virat Singh (@ViratSi24305334) June 11, 2020 ×

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