This books was made to a movie of the same name.  Join Ashima in her journey through complex Indian situations and Gogol as he faces the stigma of his name and the situations that he faces Will Gogol survive the torture and make a name for himself?
 
Ashima’s father sends a letter to Baby Boy Ganguli, actually putting up the name as 'baby boy’. But the American bureaucracy demands a name. In a hurry, they put the name 'Gogol’ not realizing the harsh consequences that this name would have in the future. As time passes, Gogol is raised in suburban America. As he grows, he finds his name ridiculous and is reluctant to us it. His awkward name twitches him. He decides to leave behind the inherited values of Bengali lifestyle and starts on his path to find a good life and comes face to face with conflicting loyalties, love and loss along the way.
 
Author : Jhumpa Lahari