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Re: by adamnemecek on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:14PM (#29816561)
I thought that he would be an Indian guy who adopted an English name but he appears to be an American guy who adopted an Indian name.
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Re: by snowgrove on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:22PM (#29816667)
Not altogether uncommon, especially among Americans born to 1960s flower children. For instance the current mayor of Madison, Wisconsin:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satya_Rhodes-Conway

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Re: by betsydupuis on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:58PM (#29818150)
His parents were Christians before converting to Hare Krishna. Alex described it as a cult.
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