TITHI RAVAL (12) (Left): “I think that we are extremely close. Our relationship is different compared to a brother-sister or older-younger sibling relationship. We are the same age, so we go through the same things at the same time.”

RUSHIKA RAVAL (12) (Right): “We are definitely closer than many other twins, partly because we are both girls. There’s a lot of things we can bond or talk about that many other siblings can’t.”

TITHI: “One thing that is common between many other twins is that we are compared a lot more than other siblings. We’re technically given the same opportunities — same age, same area, etc. — and then we’re compared based on our output. In terms of people comparing, it would be more common in grades. The truth with us is that we have our strong subjects, so it’s not reasonable for someone to ask: ‘Who is smarter? Who is more athletic?’ That’s not comparable because we’re different and we’re good at different things.”

RUSHIKA: “Not all twins, just like not all siblings, fight or compete. Bickering does happen, just like in all relationships. We’re placed in the same circumstances, so our understanding of each other’s point of views is so much stronger compared to with another sibling or another student from school.”

TITHI: “I heard someone tell us is we’re like Yin and Yang. We’re sort of opposites in some aspects, and so we work best as a pair.”

RUSHIKA: “People tend to look at us more and we can grab people’s attention quicker. Upon first glance we look really similar as identical twins but because it’s relatively rare, people tend to take a second look at us.”

TITHI: “We have switched classes before. It’s not one of our most memorable experiences because it’s what is expected when you switch classes as twins — people get confused and it’s funny. It’s just something interesting about being twins.”