Process to Re-issue lost Indian Passport

The following post explains the process from the personal experience of losing passport as I landed in India. I applied for non ECR [No Emigration Check Required] passport which means you have completed High School Education.

Process to Follow:

1. Do an FIR in the local police station. Personally I would suggest to be very precise in choosing the police station.
•  If you are living in your permanent residence (the address on passport), choose the police station represents your locality
• If you are living in a temporary residence (different from address in passport), choose the police station which represents your locality and also find an acquaintance in the same police station.
• With new government regulations, police doesn't create an FIR, there is a report of lost () is being reported.
• Since you need an FIR as a mandatory document for the re-issue application of passport, there is a caveat and therefore you need an acquaintance in the police station.
• You might have to twist the facts when writing the lost report document (mentioned in 1.) to make area where passport is lost falls under the police station jurisdiction.
2. Do an affidavit stating precisely where you lost the passport. This is very important to write proper facts in this document. The report mentioned in the point 1 does not hold as much significance compared to the affidavit and Annexure (L) mentioned in point 4.
3. After finishing the affidavit, go back to Police Station as this affidavit is now a valid document and will help you to get an FIR reported. 
4. Make a hand written copy of the affidavit and a photocopy of the same. Self attest both of them. The photocopy of the document will be given to police for FIR.
5. After getting an copy of FIR, Annexure  (L) on Rs. 100 stamp paper is required. The format of the same is fixed by government. Do remember to fill in the proper information in it. Usually this document can be get outside court or RTO office.
6. Fill in the online application on Passport Online Portal. 
7. Point to Remember: Since you are going to request for re-issue because of lost passport, you need to remember NOT to apply the same in tatkal. There is no validation on the portal for doing so. ( personally I have done the same and money just got wasted ). Apply in Normal format.

Document Required:

1. FIR Original and a self attested photocopy
2. Affidavit Original and a self attested photocopy
3. 10th Class Certificate Original and self attested photocopy
4. Old Passport self attested print out
5. Birth Certificate Original and self  attested photocopy
6. Current Address Proof (Phone Bill, Electricity Bill, Lease Agreement). All of the mentioned documents should have your name on it. If you are living in an temporary residence and don't have any of the documents mentioned above a Bank Statement for past 1 year will also do. Attach a photo and get attested by Bank Manager. Also self attested and get a photocopy of the mentioned document.

We are Number One

Hi,

Recently Metallica toured India. It was the first time when India got the chance to organize a concert by the Gods of Metal. The ardor of the crowd was on cloud 9. Waiting to get in the palace ground, banglore since morning showed the passion. But what does this tour of have to do with the post title. Well when Metallica played The Memory Remains and the epilogue of the song have a melodious tune. When James finished the song, the crowd continued even after he stopped singing. Later when all of them stopped playing the crowd was in full swing, singing that part. It went on for twice, thrice.. and the expression which came on James face was priceless. The crowd was unstoppable. The encore continued. James had to speak up and stop the crowd so that they can continue with the concert. And I am sure, if James haven't spoken we could have continued whole night.
Indians have this desire of proving them that they are no less than other. The same feeling which was shown to the band who has performed all round the globe, to let them know they also have an immense fan following here. The energy and the passion is the same or even more than what other audience have shown them.

One more example of the same which I have came across in my professional life. Indians literally work their assess off to impress the boss/client sitting off-shore. Ask an Indian developer whether he will be able to work late hours or will he be able to attend calls on weekends if some problem occurs. I rarely know who has refused to this. This can also be coined as greed for appreciation. But if the same situation is presented to an developer who don't have Indian phenomena, he/she will surely refuse to do any sort of office work on other day than they are being paid. Even without asking, some people are so courteous to say "If you face any problem, anytime and need help; call me. I am always reachable by my phone."

This prove our desire to work which in return raise bar for others. As quoted correctly by Bill Gates, that India has a huge technical expertise. Even not being number one but there are some aspects which are not accounted when ranking is conducted. The work which an B.Tech college pass out can learn in 3-4 weeks of training and do it profoundly for rest of his career proves the point.

In the end all I want to say that I am proud to be an Indian. And we are number one.