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Finally, I hope this whole PAN card application fiasco is over.  I had applied or a PAN card for my wife.  She is a US citizen but now that we reside here and she wants to work, I thought it prudent to apply for a PAN card for her.  Per guidelines mentioned on the IN site, I sent copies of our OCI card and the US passport for Proof of Identity and Proof of Address.  Since there was no way she could prove her proof of address, they said we need to send proof of address.  Now, in India, they ask for PAN card for any service be it phone, mobile, bank etc and to apply for PAN you need proof of address.


Finally, we went to a gazetted officer and got his signature which confirms that she actually lives at the address we mentioned.  Let's see if that is accepted by them.


In past couple of weeks, I have taken volvo bus to go back home and I tell you what- I love the buses.  They generally are less crowded, comes almost every 5-10 minutes on Airport Road and are quite well maintained.  I just wished they had a us which went from HAL to my work in Bagmane Tech park.  Alas, no such bus is available right now :(


Having returned from US after 19 years, I had bee craving for mangoes.  I had some last year but this year, I have been eating mangoes by bucketfuls and loving it.  I have always loved those tiny grapes here and I have thoroughly enjoyed eating them here often finish kilo worth of grapes in couple of days :-)  I am now waiting for Black Jamuns.

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