AHMEDABAD: The city hosted season five of the city finals of Radio Mirchi and HDFC Life's 'Spell Bee - India Spells 2013'.
In what can be termed as India's biggest and only spelling contest, standard VIII student Kartikey Sharma of Shanti Asiatic School, Ahmedabad emerged as the winner along with the 1st runner-up, standard IX student Dia Majumder from Udgam School. They will now proceed to compete in the semi-finals of the competition. HDFC Life Spell Bee India Spells 2013 is the Indian counterpart of the highly acclaimed Scripps National Spelling Bee, USA.
The initial round of this spelling competition received an outstanding response.
Ahmedabad is one of the 35 cities in which such city-finals were held over the month. The top two spellers from each city will then compete with each other in the next round. Of these, the top 16 scorers across India will battle it out in the grand finals of HDFC Life Spell Bee to be held in Mumbai in February 2013.
As many as 434 spelling enthusiasts from across the city participated in the fifth edition, a remarkable surge in the number of participants. This reiterates the popularity of Spell Bee not only among the school students, but parents as well.
In the initial phase, an on-ground exercise was conducted across 20 schools in Ahmedabad where children were given spelling tests. Top 20 scorers from each school then competed in the city finals round. The culmination of Spell Bee 2013 will see a grueling competition between the top 16 scorers of India to win the title of India's Spelling Champion.
The winner will be felicitated with cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a trip to Washington DC along with a parent to witness the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee live.
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