New Delhi, March 26 -- Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has shared that he is the first engineer in his extended family, a revelation that has shocked Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath.

The AI major CEO was speaking to Kamath during the latest episode of the Zerodha boss' 'WTF Is' podcast, which was released on Monday.

During the conversation, Nikhil Kamath asked Aravind Srinivas about his family.

"My mom works in the government, central government, and my dad was an accountant. He was a financial accountant. So I am actually the first engineer in the extended family," Srinivas replied.

His reply shocked Nikhil Kamath, who asked about his Tamil descent.

"Really? You're a Tamilian, right?"

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