Talk:Naga Thein Hlaing

Names
Where did the name "Edward Thompson Hoke Wang" come from or its significance? And "Shwe Darr Bo", which appears only in the infobox. Davidships (talk) 00:48, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , foreign descent families in Burma usually have two kinds of names: their traditional name and Burmese name. In this case, Edward Thompson Hoke (or Hou) Wang is traditional Chinese name since his father's name is Dang Hoke (or Hou) Wang, while his Burmese name being Thein Hlaing. Shwe Darr Bo is one of his nicknames given by the public. Shwe Darr Bo could be understood as a proficient surgeon. Htanaungg (talk) 03:29, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Should some explanation be in the article?  But I still don't understand where the very English "Edward Thompson" comes into it. Davidships (talk) 09:02, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Dr. Thein Hlaing and his 9 brothers attended a Roman Catholic boys school, hence they all had alternate anglicised versions of their name. Edward Thompson Hoke Won was the spelling of Dr. Thein Hlaing’s name as written in his autobiography. Setz Hlaing (talk) 00:50, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Worshipped as a deity?
The claim that Thein Hlaing was "worshipped as a deity" by the people of the Naga Hills is used in this article and its DYK hook. This strikes me as a variant of a common trope where a westerner or figure wielding western technology is deified by 'primitive' people and is almost always false, or at least a massive oversimplification. I can't read Burmese, but of the two citations for this claim, one is dead, and the Google-translated BBC article merely says "He was even said to be the god of Naga." Even accepting an anonymous BBC journalist as a good source on the beliefs of the Naga people (dubious), this could be read multiple ways (Thein Hlaing was given this title as an honorific; Thein Hlaing's achievements were seen to be god-like; Thein Hlaing was beatified within the Nat tradition) and does not support the claim that he was "worshipped" or treated as a literal deity. Could you please supply a translated quote that supports this statement? Otherwise I think we should remove it and Category:Deified people. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 09:37, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , hi. I'll get back to this issue on next two days or so, since I'm really busy with my studies at the moment. But what I could surely say is Theing Hlaing is not beatified because he's recognized as a Nat even when he's not died. Htanaungg (talk) 14:40, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Revision of names and family names suggested
Dr. Naga Thein Hlaing has published an autobiography with different family names, and additional information on his early life. His relatives and colleagues have also created a facebook page dedicated to him. Please search for Dr. Naga Thein Hlaing Autobiography and Dr. Naga Thein Hlaing on Facebook for more accurate information. Setz Hlaing (talk) 00:45, 17 October 2023 (UTC)