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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Book: "The Sufis of Punjab"; Edited by Muzaffar Ali, Anoo C. Nayar and Syeda Bilgrami Imam, Publisher: Rumi Foundation, Price: Rs.1,895, Pages: 208 The birth of the Punjabi literary tradition is built into Sufi mysticism, which dates back to the birth of...

Who Needs Cash (or Borders)? A DAY after the Indian government started a campaign to give identification numbers to all its 1.2 billion citizens, Ajay Banga, the newly minted chief executive of MasterCard, arrived in town, eager to lend a hand. The program will identify people based...