Manchester, N.H. – The 2007 New Hampshire regional Educational Bee contests for Indian American children concluded on Saturday, March 31 at the New Hampshire Community Technical College. The Math, Geography and Essay contests were held on Saturday March 24, while the Spelling and Vocabulary Bees were held on March 31.   

North South Foundation (NSF) Burr Ridge Ill. and the Indian Association of New Hampshire (IANH) organized the event. The event saw as many as 100 children participating in all contests. Many of the children participated in multiple events. Shishubharati and Kumon Center sponsored the event.

The winners in the various sections of the New Hampshire Regional contest were as follows:

For the Math Bee, Level 1: Nisha Devasia, 1st place; Ajay Rao, 2nd; Archita Goyal and Ved Sirdeshmukh, both 3rd. For Math Bee, Level 2, Anish Thilagar, 1st; Rishita Sanikommu, 2nd; Neil Shah, 3rd. Math Bee, Level 3 saw Anupa Murali, 1st; Lasya Thilagar, 2nd; Nikita Kodali, 3rd.

For the Junior Geography Bee, Nisha Devasia, 1st; Raghav Ranga, 2nd; Nihar Sheth, 3rd.For Senior Geography Bee, Shyam Vasudevan, 1st; Zarouh Jaleel, 1st; Mayank Dubey, 3rd.

The Junior Spelling Bee had Sarika Chawla, 1st; Nisha Devasia, 2nd; Sahil Shah, 3rd. The Senior Spelling Bee had Avvinash Radakrishnan, 1st; Anjithaa Radakrishnan, 2nd; Viabhav Shrishail, 2nd.  

The Junior Vocabulary Bee saw Nisha Devasia, 1st; Sanjana Vasudevan, 1st; Vyas Balabhadrapatruni, 3rd. The Regional Senior Vocabulary Bee saw Mayank Dubey, 1st; Avvinash Radakrishnan, 2nd; Anjithaa Radakrishnan and Vaibhav Shrisail, 3rd.

For the Junior Essay Writing Bee, Sanjana Vasudevan was placed 1st; Rishita Sanikommu, 2nd; Aditya Shah, 3rd. The Intermediate Essay Writing Bee saw Mallika Iyer come in 1st; Hemang Kaul, 2nd; and Aditya Puttigampala, 3rd.

All proceeds from this event will go to the North South Foundation, which provides scholarships for needy children in India.

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