70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. Heading off the well worn tourist path, were on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. Travelling from one of the driest places on earth. It is quite incredible, the sand. Its just crystal, hard cystals. White salt. You can probably taste it. To one of the wettest. These are areas really for the adventurous traveller. This isnt india on tap. Im on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. And also meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. Its going to be an amazing journey. For thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. At the heart of this enterprise was the sea. And the state of gujarat, with 1,000 miles of coastline, served as a Shipping Gateway to africa, arabia and beyond. This is as far west as you can get in india. It
And 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. Heading off the well worn tourist path, were on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. Travelling from one of the driest places on earth. It is quite incredible, the sand. Its just crystal, hard cystals. White salt. You can probably taste it. To one of the wettest. These are areas really for the adventurous traveller. This isnt india on tap. Im on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. And also, meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. Its going to be an amazing journey. For thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. At the heart of this enterprise was the sea. And the state of gujarat, with a thousand miles of coastline, served as a Shipping Gateway to africa, arabia and beyond. This is as far west as you can get in
ever since the split, there s been tension between the two governments. but to these herdsmen, national borders and religious differences mean little. for the people, when we say india, pakistan or, like, hindu, muslim, it s not that important. people are religious, of course. but they are like living in harmony and the relationship between these two different groups is brotherly. when two countries were created from one, indelible scars were left on the psyche of the subcontinent. archive: independence has not yet brought them peace. - rejoicing turned quickly . into horror and mourning. in traumatic scenes, more than a million people died in religious rioting. many millions more were displaced. this all used to be one, but now it s, like, divided in two. and now the border itself has become
here for 400, 500 years, since they migrated down south. ever since the split, there s been tension between the two governments. to these herdsmen, national borders and religious differences mean little. for the people, when we say india, pakistan or like hindu, muslim, it s not that important. people are religious, of course. but they like living in harmony and relationship between these two different groups is brotherly. when two countries were created from one, indelible scars were left on the psyche of the subcontinent. archive: independence has not yet brought peace. - rejoicing turned quickly . into horror and mourning. in traumatic scenes more than a million people died in religious rioting. many millions more were displaced. this all used to be one,
historical drama, um haroon, recently showed muslims, christians, and yous living in harmony. in saudi arabia it s north short of radical. the saudi arabian government has always denied any involvement in the 9/11 attacks, but the 15 saudi hijackers were citizenned of a closed off islamic kingdom, and some believe that religious fundamentalism here helped radicalize them. at this antiques market in riyadh, the saudi capital, many of the men are still getting used to the changes. just a few years ago, women couldn t walk the streets without covering their head. now the country is trying to entice foreign tourists. before we would go out, when they see a muslim, they say it is tourist. when they come here they see different things. reporter: people used to think you were a terrorist? yes. but now when they come here and see the people, nice people. reporter: saudi arabia s