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‘Mahindra & Mahindra’ Three weeks ago, popular chronicler of Indian automobile history, Adil Jal Darukhanawala, was in city. He was here to release ‘Timeless Mahindra’, a coffee-table book about the iconic Indian auto-maker “Mahindra & Mahindra.” I borrowed a copy of the book, glanced through it, like most people do a coffee-table book, when I chanced upon the story I had long forgotten, a story worth recalling in these times of communal strife and chaotic democracy. Many may not know that the second ‘M’ in ‘M&M’ was Mohammed. Initially, the company was established as ‘Mahindra & Mohammed’ until loyalty to a new nation and financial compulsion changed it to ‘Mahindra & Mahindra.’ ....