> India's obsession with paperwork is unceasing and baffling. Everything requires an application, even when everything can be done digitally. You need letters a

> India's obsession with paperwork is unceasing and baffling. Everything requires an application, even when everything can be done digitally. You need letters and stamps to get anything done. I remember once my wife and I wanted to travel by train to a tourist town. After buying the tickets, we realized we had made a mistake (actually, _they_ had made a mistake). So we decided to cancel our tickets and just buy new ones. We had to fill in an application, attach photos of ourselves, as well as our copies of our passports ... all to cancel a ticket! Boggles the mind. It feels like a Kabuki theater, set up to keep the people busy and employed.