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Published 18:30 IST, December 5th 2020

Mindy Kaling reveals her children have an Indian connection, reveals their middle name

American star Mindy Kaling recently revealed that her children have a connection with India while interacting with fans on her Instagram comment section.

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American star Mindy Kaling recently revealed that her children have a connection with India. The ace filmmaker and actress featured on a magazine cover and during the interview, she grabbed the attention of the fans in India as revealed that her children’s names have an Indian connection.

Mindy Kaling reveals her children's Indian connection

After slaying away in style on the cover page of the famous magazine, the actress interacted with fans in the comment section. Her fans were curious to know about her South Indian connection. One of the users commented under the post and wrote, “Not my business but do your children have Indian middle names? You are proud of your culture and I was wondering why the kids have very caucasian names.” After reading the comment by the fan, Mindy was quick enough to reply and wrote, “They do! Swati and Avu!” suggesting to her daughter Katherine ‘Kit’ Swati and three-month-old son Spencer’s middle names. When another user named Swati quipped that she had “never known another Swati until now”, Kaling revealed that her daughter’s middle name was inspired by her late mother’s first name and added, “It’s gorgeous and meaningful.”

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Mindy Kaling recently appeared on The Late Show. Amid her conversation with host Stephen Colbert, she went on to reveal that she gave birth to a baby boy in September. In a video that surfaced on the internet, Mindy Kaling told Stephen, "I’m telling it for the first time now, it feels so strange. But I gave birth to a baby boy on September 3," after the latter asked her to spill the beans about something extraordinary that no one knows. As soon as Mindy broke the big news, an amused Colbert said, "Don't even know you were pregnant." After this, Kaling admitted that this is news to a lot of people. "I know! I know! This is news to a lot of people. It’s true," she added.

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(Image credit: Mindy Kaling/ Instagram)

Updated 18:29 IST, December 5th 2020

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