About Neelakantan
The surname Neelakantan is of Indian origin and is predominantly found among people of Tamil descent. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "neela," meaning blue, and "kanta," meaning throat or neck. The name Neelakantan is often associated with the Hindu deity Lord Shiva, who is depicted with a blue throat due to consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean. Therefore, the surname Neelakantan can be interpreted to mean "one with a blue throat" or "devotee of Lord Shiva."
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Here's how to represent Neelakantan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Neelakantan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.