Why does pi consider his change of school as a new beginning

Previously, at his first school named St. Joseph's, Pi was bullied for his full name Piscine. Other students would make fun of his name because it sounded like the English word "pissing." Pi got a chance to enter private school in Pondicherry: he made clear that his name would be Pi. Pi looked forward to this new beginning.

The relationship that exists between pi and ravi