Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Tamil Nadu-born 9-year-od twins taking Australia's spelling bee by storm...

Barely nine years old, these Tamil Nadu-born twins have a vocabulary of nearly 50,000 words, which they have put to good use to figure among the top 12 contestants on the Great Australian Spelling Bee. The final contest is scheduled in two weeks.

Students of class three, Harpita and Harpith are not only good with spellings but their confidence and attitudes have fetched them fans across Down Under.

Australia's Channel 10 has even come out with a promo pitting the siblings against each other.

The siblings, who want to become doctors and serve the helpless free of cost, claim to have built their vocabulary over the last few years. More + video...

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