your experience with Birth certificate
Yeah ! it is difficult. Everyone in panchayat level or town offices know, what and why are you looking for a Birth or Non birth certificate. They are only interested in the GeorgeKutty. However it is also a time consuming process. I did get one. It took 4 months. Indeed a birth certificate itself. There are new provisions in the law to issue a delayed birth certificate. However you need to get a Non Birth cerfificate first for that. My FIL had a hard time running around with panchayat, hospital, school, and magistrate to convince people that the place of birht was right. That was a Legal way to get one. Well, you need someone committed in Kerala to run around to get one. Don\'t think you can get one if you walk into a office. the Usual kerala way !!!
Good luck.
Anti-GeorgeKutty