Arvind Mahankali, sixth consecutive Indian-American to win National Spelling Bee

Arvind Mahankali from New York, live to the eyes of millions of people in the United States, has scripted history by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the year 2013, the sixth Indian-American to win the title in a row.

“The words were extremely hard. It means that I am retiring in a good mood,” Arvind said after winning the prestigious national championship.

A grade eight student, Arvind, 13, loves maths and science and plans to pursue a career as a physicist.

Arvind had finished ninth in 2010 and third place in both 2011 and 2012.

This is the sixth consecutive year that an Indian-American has won the tournament, which was