The Scripps National Spelling Bee has a new winner. Evan O'Dorney. He said the following about his interests.

""My favorite things to do were math and music, and with the math I really like the way the numbers fit together. ... And with the music I like to let out ideas by composing notes - and the spelling is just a bunch of memorization."

That was before he won the competition. The TV anchor checked with him again after he won the competition. No changes. His interests were in the same order. But the rediff.com seems to be disappointed with Indian American kids. It is nothing to be disappointed about. But that is rediff.com.