Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed that his partner, Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, is half-Indian and that one of their sons bears the middle name 'Sekhar,' named after Indian-American physicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. 

Appearing on Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath's "WTF is?" podcast, the billionaire said, "I'm not sure if you know this, but my partner Shivon is half Indian," Musk said, adding, "One of my sons with her, his middle name is Sekhar after Chandrasekhar."

When asked whether Zilis had ever lived in India, Musk clarified that her connection is ancestral, not cultural. He said, "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," Musk said.

"I'm not sure the exact details, but you know it was kind of thing where I don't know, she was given up for adoption. But she grew up in Canada," he added.

Zilis is a long-time tech and artificial intelligence professional. She joined Neuralink in 2017 and is currently the company's director of operations and special projects.