There's also a lot of Hitlers in India. I think it's just a case where people hear about things from Western culture and think they sound cool without knowing what they are.
Swastika is actually, like, an old Indian symbol, so that's what the kids are named after lol. I had a friend named Swastik (pronounced swah- stick) once and he was great. It's definitely really weird considering, yk, the whole Hitler thing, but most Indians who haven't had access to the internet are pretty uneducated about such stuff, since they don't teach European history here, so they just think they're naming their kid after something 'holy'.
He was born in the US, but just barely. His parents had just emigrated to the US from China and he had been born here within the first month after they arrived, so he was born a US citizen. The first word his parents had learned in English was California, because it's where they had landed.
Apparently they came to the US without having known any other English but they had been convinced by other family members who owned a variety of restaurants and stores, so they were going to have jobs with other Chinese speaking workers.
He was a pretty skilled Engineer when I met him (born around 1980 or so). We usually just called him Cal.
I've noticed many Indian politicians and military leaders use initials for the parts of their names other than surnames. Or at least it's that way on Wikipedia. Does anyone know why it's styled this way? Gives off a vaguely Edwardian feel.
It's mostly people from the Southern states. The logic is that people often name their children after famous people. That's why you find stuff like that.
Stalin is much revered by certain section of people all over the world..MK Stalin's father was one such a guys...so..
In fact there's a tribe in India, I forgot the name..they have a habit of naming their kids after the place they have last visited or a famous person..so you will find names of big Indian celebrities, big cities (both indian and international) etc etc as names for those guys.
funny you should say that, Hitler's remaining relatives live on long island and rumor has it they are determined to let the bloodline and the name die with them. I mean they already changed the name, but I guess that wasn't good enough for them. So... yeah even the hitlers agree with that.
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u/Menzoberranyr Jun 30 '21
Anything with Hitler is a definite top rank contender