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HomeAuthorsPadma Viswanathan

Articles by Padma Viswanathan

About Padma Viswanathan
Padma Viswanathan lives in New York but remains a Chennaivasi at heart. She writes for scientific journals, and is passionate about civic issues
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Transferring car ownership after death of owner: A harrowing experience

January 11, 2019 Padma Viswanathan

A citizen describes the tortuous procedure of changing ownership of their car from her recently deceased father-in-law to his wife, and the insensitivity of the RTO.

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