[Paine in the Neck]

I think Maniac was Born in the USA.

I thought I saw he was from West Bengal, India. I think this says as much if it can be trusted as a source.

[Paladin2]

I don’t know, but read it on the interwebs. He had an H1B yob so, yep, more likely an alien of the terrestial variety.

[Yaelle]

Bengalis can be Hindu, Muslim, Christian, or Buddhist.

[iowamark]

Dr. Mainak Sarkar graduated from UCLA with a PhD in mechanical engineering in 2013. In 2005, he graduated from Stanford University with a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 2000 he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with a degree in Aerospace Engineering.