Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed that one of his sons with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis has the middle name “Sekhar,” in honor of Indian-American physicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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Speaking on Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath’s “WTF is?” podcast, Musk said, “I’m not sure if you know this, but my partner Shivon is half Indian. One of my sons with her, his middle name is Sekhar after Chandrasekhar.”
ELON MUSK: “My partner Shivon is half Indian, and one of my son’s middle name is ‘sekhar’ after the Indian physicist, Professor S. Chandrasekhar.” pic.twitter.com/niJWBq6zSa
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Musk also shared details about Zilis’s early life, saying she was given up for adoption as a baby and raised in Canada. “She grew up in Canada. She was given up for adoption when she was a baby. I think her father was like an exchange student at the university or something like that… I’m not sure of the exact details,” he added.
Shivon Zilis joined Musk’s AI company, Neuralink, in 2017 and currently serves as Director of Operations and Special Projects. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Philosophy from Yale University. She and Musk have four children together — twins Strider and Azure, daughter Arcadia, and son Seldon Lycurgus. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Zilis gave birth to another child, Musk’s 14th, with the couple sharing the news publicly in March.
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During the podcast, Musk also praised Indian talent, saying, “America has been an immense beneficiary of talent from India, but that seems to be changing now.” His comments come amid rising US visa restrictions and growing policy uncertainty, which many say is affecting the American dream for thousands of Indians seeking opportunities in the United States.