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Shruthi (left) and Swathi. PHOTO: NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
31 Dec 2020 00:00 | Updated at: 31 Dec 2020 09:06
V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR
They had only two weeks to prepare for the National Indian Music Competition (NIMC), organised by the National Arts Council, because they were fully focused for five months on doing well in their A level school exams, which finished in late November.
But 18-year-old twins Shruthi and Swathi Kumar gave their best efforts in the violin intermediate category and bagged the second and third prizes respectively. Sreeranjani Muthu Subramanian took the top prize. We had stopped music practice for about five months, said Shruthi. So, it was really fun to get back into the groove, though the initial week was challenging.