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At first, he is apprehensive about the idea of dating a fellow Bengali, but once he gets to know her, he changes his mind. “It is her familiarity that makes him curious about her” (199). Gogol weds Moushimi with a traditional Indian wedding, wearing traditional Bengali clothing. He wears “...a parchment-colored Punjabi top that had once belonged to his father, a prepleated dhoti with a drawstring waist, a pair of nagrai slippers with curling toes” (220). While Moushumi herself is dressed in a sari, her neck draped with priceless jewels. The couple decides that it is much easier to let their families take control over the wedding plans because it is less stress on them and makes their families happy. According to the Mazoomdar family and the Ganguli family, Moushimi and Gogol were the perfect match. When they got married, it was said that, “...he and Moushumi are fulfilling a collective, deep-seated desire-- because they’re both Bengali, everyone can let his hair down a bit” (224). In reality, the marriage was not so perfect. Instead of ending in a happy ever after, Gogol and Moushimi went their separate
