Re: the all-from-sanskritists

--- In cybalist@..., "vishalsagarwal" <vishalagarwal@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@..., "richardwordingham" <richard.wordingham@...>
> wrote:
> I hoped an Indian member of
> > the list would answer. 'Neil Kalia' appears to be a _native_
> speaker
> > of *English*.
>
> VA: Actually, Kalia is a Panjabi Brahmin surname. Neil is a

spelling

> adopted for their first name in lieu of the Hindu name 'Neel', by
> Indian migrants in the West.
>
> Therefore, it is possible that NK is indeed a person of Indian
> origin, but born and brought up in the USA/Canada/UK etc. - in this
> case, he would indeed be a native speaker of English.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vishal

To add to the inquiry, a slight detail

The name in message

(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vediculture/message/3170)

is given as Neil Kalia Robinson.


Ravi