Was Changing his Name the Right decision?

 When I hear that someone got a name change I really think of two things. First, when immigrants arrive at Ellis Island they will change their name for a more American name. Then the other instance is an attention grab from some celebrity or sports player. Even my grandfather changed his name from Manocher to Micheal so it was easier to understand. In Gogols situation it is not done to be more understood by others; it is just a pure dislike of his name. I think that his actions were a fair thing to do at first the only connection he had to that name was that his father just liked the author Gogol. If i was Gogol i would see this as a selfish move by my father; he only did it because he liked the author. This all changes with the revelation that his father named him this because it represents everything that happened after the train crash. Now this name has an intense emotional value to Ashoke, and I think it was unjust for Gogol to get rid of this name just for a dislike of it. He can easily just be called Nikhil by his friends and introduce himself as that name. This practice is widely used here at Severn; many kids have nicknames they go by that are not their original names. Gogol could just get over the fact that his name is not the best, but it means so much to his father that he should not change his name because his dislike for it. Even if his new name represents his heritage more, Gogol does change his name to be closer to his heritage; he just does it because he doesn't like his name.