Society and Culture

Malayalees assimilate themselves into Goan society (Navhind Times)

6 Jul 2008

PANAJI - People from Kerala, who were among the first to arrive in the state in large numbers after Goa was liberated, have blended themselves well with the Goan society and feel proud to be part of the state. There are over 50,000 people from the Kerala who are staying in the state at the moment.

Final drum roll for Ringo Starr’s birthplace (Times Online)

6 Jul 2008

The former Beatle and Liverpool have fallen out. Now his old home has been deemed unworthy of saving, writes Richard Brooks

Britain's erstwhile rave culture (Times Online)

5 Jul 2008

In 1988, Thatcher’s Britain was hit by an almighty day-glo wake-up call: the birth of the acid-house party. Twenty years on, we remember the clothes, the drugs and the music — and asks how rave culture has shaped the way we live today