05-31-2012, 12:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-31-2012, 01:05 AM by G.Subramaniam.)
Out of 50 semi-finalists in 2012 Spelling bee
S.Mulk = NIB - bengali
S.Nandipati = SIB-telegu
S.Kulkarni = SIB - Maharashtrian
R.Malayappan = SIB - tambrahm
V.Govindarajan = SIB - tambrahm
S.Mishra = NIB - generic
S.Nayak = SIB - konkani
P.Sivakumar = SIB - tambrahm
V.Shivshankar = Gowda
K.Pratapa = SIB-telegu
Antony Joseph = Syrian xtian
R.Asirvatham = Tamil Velala
G.Venkatachalam = SIB-tambrahm
S.Malla = Telegu OBC
S.Akula = Kamma
A.Mahankali = SIB - tambrahm
D.Kotekal = SIB - Kannadiga
V.Nistala = SIB-telegu
C.Reddy = Reddy
S.Tangirala = SIB-telegu
V.Kharkar = Marathi CKP
Total = 21 / 50 = 42%
Initially out of 278, the desi ratio was 50 / 278 = 18%
With the semifinalist screen, the Indian % has risen to 42% from 18%
and with each level of rounds, based on historical performance, this ratio will trend higher
But at this stage, 42% is outstanding, usually historically the average ratio at this stage was 30%
S.Mulk = NIB - bengali
S.Nandipati = SIB-telegu
S.Kulkarni = SIB - Maharashtrian
R.Malayappan = SIB - tambrahm
V.Govindarajan = SIB - tambrahm
S.Mishra = NIB - generic
S.Nayak = SIB - konkani
P.Sivakumar = SIB - tambrahm
V.Shivshankar = Gowda
K.Pratapa = SIB-telegu
Antony Joseph = Syrian xtian
R.Asirvatham = Tamil Velala
G.Venkatachalam = SIB-tambrahm
S.Malla = Telegu OBC
S.Akula = Kamma
A.Mahankali = SIB - tambrahm
D.Kotekal = SIB - Kannadiga
V.Nistala = SIB-telegu
C.Reddy = Reddy
S.Tangirala = SIB-telegu
V.Kharkar = Marathi CKP
Total = 21 / 50 = 42%
Initially out of 278, the desi ratio was 50 / 278 = 18%
With the semifinalist screen, the Indian % has risen to 42% from 18%
and with each level of rounds, based on historical performance, this ratio will trend higher
But at this stage, 42% is outstanding, usually historically the average ratio at this stage was 30%

