Mindy Kaling reveals her son Spencer’s middle name

Mindy Kaling has revealed her son’s middle name after an Instagram commenter remarked on her children’s ‘very Caucasian’ monikers.   

The actress, 41, revealed on her Instagram account she had named her two-month-old son Spencer Avu Kaling.   

Mindy was prompted to unveil his full name after an Instagram commenter asked her if her children had ‘Indian middle names.’

Introducing Spencer Avu Kaling: Mindy Kaling has revealed her son’s middle name after an Instagram commenter remarked on her children’s ‘very Caucasian’ monikers

‘You are proud of your culture and I was wondering why the kids have very Caucasian names,’ the follower asked.

‘They do! Swati and Avu!’ Mindy replied. 

Mindy, who has already previously revealed her daughter Katherine’s full name, explained the origins behind her daughter’s middle name, Swati.  

‘It’s my mom’s name. It’s gorgeous and meaningful,’ she told of fan of her daughter’s middle name.

Nod to her heritage: Kaling revealed she had given her children the middle names Swati and Avu

Nod to her heritage: Kaling revealed she had given her children the middle names Swati and Avu 

'Gorgeous and meaningful': Mindy revealed the origins behind her daughter Katherine's middle name

‘Gorgeous and meaningful’: Mindy revealed the origins behind her daughter Katherine’s middle name 

The revelation occurred in the comments section of an Instagram post Mindy shared about her recent appearance on the cover of Vogue India.

In the magazine, Mindy revealed she had experienced ‘growing pains’ adjusting to life in self-isolation amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

The actress described struggling to scale back her ordinarily active social life as the world grappled with an extraordinary health crisis.

Mindy admitted she was not doing ‘great’ when asked about adjusting to solitude, but said she was fortunate to have the company of her ‘fun and funny’ two-year-old daughter Katherine.

'I'm also very social': Kaling experienced 'growing pains' adjusting to life in self-isolation amidst the coronavirus pandemic

‘I’m also very social’: Kaling experienced ‘growing pains’ adjusting to life in self-isolation amidst the coronavirus pandemic

‘I’m very hard-working, but I’m also very social,’ Mindy said. ‘It was a lot of growing pains at the beginning of the pandemic. It made it easier that my daughter was here because she’s so fun and funny.

‘In the beginning, it was a lot of just us staring at each other, but I got to know her better.’

On top of cutting back time with her social circle, Mindy had to stop seeing her father in person.

Mindy’s father would ordinarily see his granddaughter every day, but for three months he didn’t step foot into his daughter’s house once lockdowns struck.   

Baby love! Kaling described quarantining with her 'fun and funny' daughter Katherine

Baby love! Kaling described quarantining with her ‘fun and funny’ daughter Katherine 

New normal: Kaling's father, who previously visited Katherine every day, reduced his visits to daily drives in his car, where he would say hi to his granddaughter through the window

New normal: Kaling’s father, who previously visited Katherine every day, reduced his visits to daily drives in his car, where he would say hi to his granddaughter through the window

His visits were reduced to daily drives in his car, where he would say hi to Katherine through his window.

‘Every day he would drive by and wear a mask and gloves and talk to Katherine through the car window,’ she explained.

Eventually, Mindy learned how to work her life around the restrictions, and her household now gets tested on a weekly basis.

She means business: Kaling played the beloved Kelly Kapoor on the hit series The Office

She means business: Kaling played the beloved Kelly Kapoor on the hit series The Office

Despite the current circumstances, Mindy is thriving personally and professionally with a slew of projects under her belt, including the upcoming Legally Blonde 3, which she is writing.

She also welcomed her second child, a son named Spencer, a few months ago.

Mindy has not yet revealed the identity of the father of her two children.

‘My feeling is that, until I speak to my daughter about that, I’m not going to talk to anyone else about it,’ she previously told the New York Times

The doctor is in: She also played gynecologist Mindy Lahiri in The Mindy Project

The doctor is in: She also played gynecologist Mindy Lahiri in The Mindy Project