Claim: Jacob David Kehimkar known as India’s Butterfly Man, he was born and brought up in a Marathi-speaking (Indo-Aryan language) Jew family.
Evidence: Isaac David Kehimkar, lepidopterist, butterfly expert based in Navi Mumbai. Known as India's Butterfly Man, Isaac Kehimkar has authored many books which includes the best seller The Book of Indian Butterflies published by Bombay Natural History Society. He was born and brought up in a Marathi-speaking Jew family. Marathi (English: /məˈrɑːti/; मराठी, Marāṭhī, Marathi: [məˈɾaʈʰi (listen)) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India.