Little Punjab

Spent the day with my father, shopping in Southall. Southall is unofficially known as Little Punjab because of the high numbers of East African and Indian Sikhs living there since the 1950s and 60s. They have their own pub, which accepts rupees and serves tandoori chicken, and a branch of the Bank of Baroda, alongside the usual sari shops, Indian grocery stores and Indian cafes.

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Other links today:

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+ Why does evangelical Christian capitalism seem so strange to the rest of the world?
+ Bringing the past to life. The pros and pitfalls of the BBC's attempt to digitise its archives.
+ The tangled Internet. Is it time for a new one?
+ The true measure of success. Forget GDP. A better metric for prosperity is Gross National Happiness.
+ On this day, 1980: John Lennon shot dead.
+ In pictures: Remembering John Lennon