Avu Chokalingam

Avupaiappan "Avu" Chokalingam is an Indian-American architect who has also appeared on television.

Born in India, he first immigrated to Nigeria, where he met his wife, Swati. The couple then moved to the United States, where they raised their daughter, actor and writer Mindy Kaling, and their son, Vijay. They settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Although primarily an architect, Chokalingam also achieved some pop culture notoriety in 2006 when he played his daughter's character's father on the U.S. version of The Office. His wife, Swati, also played his wife on the show.

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