Like his uncle, Mohan is also now an authority growing orchids with two superbly produced books on Orchids of the Sikkim Himalayas and Orchids of the North East India. He was telling us how it was possible to fill up his 22-questionnaire-application form for the US visa taking two days with my son Raman's help and rewarded with 10-year visa while he needed it for 15-days only for the assignment. Keshavmama was also mentioning us his own experience in obtaining the US visa. We had then just applied for ours and things were best kept mum as even a call to appear before the US Consulate was not received.