ate = 2 5 ▁Nov ▁ 2 0 1 7 | df = d my - all }} </ ref > ▁ ▁Early ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁G og na ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ; ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁fourth - gener ation ▁Indian ▁Filip ino : ▁his ▁family ▁are ▁C athol ics ▁origin ating ▁from ▁Ja ip ur , ▁India . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁sister . ▁ ▁G og na ▁attended ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁University ▁from ▁grade ▁school ▁to ▁college . ▁G og na ▁asp ired ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁lawyer ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁legal ▁management . ▁ ▁G og na ▁became ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁bul lying ▁during ▁his ▁youth ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁Indian . ▁His ▁pe ers ▁called ▁him ▁B umb ay ▁( Fil ip ino ▁eth nic ▁sl ur ▁for ▁Indians ), ▁ 5 - 6 ▁( Ind ian ▁loan ▁sh ark ) ▁and ▁m ab aho ▁( Tag alog ▁for ▁" sm elly ") ▁based ▁on ▁Filip ino ▁s tere ot ypes ▁about ▁Indians . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁G og na ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁Indian ▁national ity ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁Sam ir ▁G og na ▁successfully ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁Junior ▁J ock ▁program ▁of ▁Magic ▁ 8