Celebs who changed their names according to numerology

What's in a name, you ask? A lot, according to these Tollywood celebs, who have changed theirs for good.
Life's a rat race, and like it or not, you are part of it. And the more you run, the longer becomes the chase -to meet your goal. There are highs and then, there are lows in plenty .Everyone, from the little-known faces we come across everywhere to famous celebrities, feel the same kind of dizziness when life hits a low. And then begins the search for a remedy . We spoke to celebs, who have changed their names to infuse positivity into their personal and professional lives and vouch by the uplifting impact the change has had on their lives.This Diwali, when thoughts about luck and fortune take precedence over everything else, do give your name a second thought. So, what's holding you back?

RAJ CHAKRABARTY
When I came to Kolkata, my name was Raju Chakrabarty.I was a struggling director and Lady Luck was far from smiling on me. I did everything -from visiting every Kalibari to astrologer -to turn the tide in my favour. Then a friend asked me to consult a numerologist and I agreed, as I was willing to do anything to get a foothold in the industry.The numerologist tallied my birth time with my name's spelling and changed it to Raj. Slowly, things started looking up. I realized that numerology is indeed a science and it really worked for me.

YASSH DASGUPTA
My cousins in Mumbai had changed their names for numerological reasons and I saw the positive effect it had on them. So, they took me to a numerologist, who suggested that I change my name to Yassh from Yash, after tallying my name numbers with my birth time. He told me that each number in a name's alphabets had its own personality -strengths and shortcomings -which should match with one's birth time to have a positive effect on that person's life. I must say that after the change, I feel more at peace mentally.

PAAYEL SARKAR
Numerology is considered to be among the most ancient and advanced sciences in the world. I consulted a numerologist and followed his advice around eight months back and yes, things have been pretty good both personally and professionally since then. I can feel an inner change. The positivity I feel inside is helping me lead a better life.The numerologist had said that one's name, especially the one that is used most often, could have a positive or negative impact on himher depending on how much it was in sync with hisher astrological profile.The more positive the impact, the better off the person is in life.

NILANJANAA SENGUPTAA & JISSHU U SENGUPTA
I believe in astrology, vastu and numerology, as these are pure sciences. In numerology, every alphabet of one's name corresponds to a number. If the sum total of the numbers in your name is in consonance with your astrological chart, it can have a positive influence on your life. Both Jisshu and I went to a very wellknown numerologist in Mumbai ahead of our wedding and a lot of things changed after we followed his advice; life became much more positive. My name was spelt Nilanjana Sengupta before he suggested the spelling change.Jisshu used to sign as Jishu Sengupta, but now it has been changed to Jisshu U Sengupta.The `U' stands for his father's name Ujjwal. But he still writes Sengupta with single `a' while I use two. We are also designing our new house and office in accordance with vastu rules.

GARGEE ROYCHOUDHURY
Numerology had nothing to do with my name change. It was a friend of mine from Kashmir, who is a nemologist, who scientifically explained to me why I should change the spelling of my name. I was convinced enough to change my name to Gargee. Then again, this spelling goes well with the way I spell my name in Bengali. Though it didn't really influence my career -all the film offers came to me when I was still Gargi -but my inner peace has doubled, if not tripled. I have a positive outlook now and that's what matters, isn't it?

SAAYONI GHOSH
I'm restless and short-tempered, or rather, used to be.But things changed after a family friend suggested that I should consult a numerologist.It took me a second to agree, as I hated the way some people pronounced my name. The numerologist suggested that I should spell my name Saayoni, and not Sayani, as the double `a' would make it longer, which, in turn, would make me calm and patient. I don't know whether it was this change or my brother's sudden demise, but my parent's say that I'm much more composed and matured now.

INDRAADIP DAS GUPTA
I, as Chiradip Das Gupta, used to compose the same type of music before 2009, but no one knew me or appreciated my work. Now, after following a numerologist's advice for a name change, I'm getting so much of appreciation! I consulted a numerologist late in 2007, but it took me the whole 2008 to convince myself that it was logical to go for it. Numerology did change me as a person and that too in a positive way. If a person changes his perception of the surroundings then everything is bound to change with a bang! And that's exactly what happened with me; my professional and personal worlds became much more beautiful and positive. The numerologist had explained that a name, which was in sync with a person's birth time, generated a positive vibration. Every name has some positive and negative letters vis-à-vis the birth time and a numerologist calculates its influence keeping these things in mind so that the name generates positivity.

SAYANI DUTTA
I used to spell my name Shayani, but then, a Mumbaibased friend, who is into numerology, pointed out that the spelling didn't gel with my birth time. I was actually going through a bad phase in my personal life and I wanted inner peace. So, she took me to a numerologist who did some calculations and suggested that I should drop the `h' from my name. I went ahead and did it. Call it luck, miracle, destiny or pure science, but life became much more peaceful after that.

SONALEE CHAUDHURI
Numerology is pure science. So, I believe in it. I used to write Sonali, but then my best friend asked me whether my name was numerologically right. Till he explained numerology to me, I had no clue what it was. Then I went to a numerologist, who told me it was a special relationship between numbers and coinciding events and had many systems, traditions and beliefs. He did some calculations and suggested that I should change the spelling of my name to Sonalee; that the double `e' would have a positive impact on my life. It helped me as a person, as my approach towards life became more positive after the change.