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[ speaking punjabi ] [ horn ] ♪ ♪ [ speaking punjabi ] ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ [ train whistle ] ♪ [ train whistle ] >> reggie: this house came to be built by dr. blick, who was in the east india...

[ speaking punjabi ] ♪ [ speaking punjabi ] [ horn ] ♪ ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la ♪ [ train whistle ] ♪ >> reggie: this house came to be built by dr. blick, who was in the east india company service. my g...

Every couple of miles, its like -- that was scary. overloaded buses, water trucks with worn break pads, aggressive truck drivers, can come wailing around the corner at any time, and they do. about every 2 minutes. squeeze your cheeks tight and close your eyes. oh the enchantment of india. the remote locations of these isolated mountain villages has kept old traditions alive. village fairs serve as an opportunity for families who live very far apart to get together, play games, eat, and partake i...

Howd you enjoy that road? >> anthony: uh -- white knuckles. meet hashim. he runs motorcycle tours through these parts. >> hashim: its the holy grail of motorcycling. youre traveling almost a thousand, a thousand five hundred kilometers a trip. its so unbelievably beautiful and diverse. >> anthony: so what we got here, vegetable curry? >> hashim: yogurt-based uh curry, quite typical in these parts. >> anthony: vegetables again? surprisingly, not a problem. its good. this is one of the few places ...

Walk through town, see whats going on. >> hashim: predominantly located for all these mountain villagers to come together, and you know, socialize, because i mean people are busy in their farms, theyre not gonna come and walk down and socialize with people. but this, you know because its autumn, everyones done with all the agriculture. now theyre just bearing down for winter. theres a lot of romance in the air. ♪ >> anthony: ive been to mumbai, kolkata, sundarbans, rajasthan, kerala. this is a...

♪ quite a ride getting here. >> hashim: yeah. howd you enjoy that road? >> anthony: uh -- white knuckles. meet hashim. he runs motorcycle tours through these parts. >> hashim: its the holy grail of motorcycling. youre traveling almost a thousand, a thousand five hundred kilometers a trip. its so unbelievably beautiful and diverse. >> anthony: so what we got here, vegetable curry? >> hashim: yogurt-based uh curry, quite typical in these parts. >> anthony: vegetables again? surprisingly, not a p...

Loads of -- >> anthony: as an export product or for personal use for uh -- >> hashim: oh everything. mix of everything. so you think you wanna go check out the fair a little bit? cool. >> anthony: yeah, lets take a walk through town, see whats going on. >> hashim: predominantly located for all these mountain villagers to come together, and you know, socialize, because i mean people are busy in their farms, theyre not gonna come and walk down and socialize with people. but this, you know because ...

>> anthony: ive been to mumbai, kolkata, sundarbans, rajasthan, kerala. this is a part of india different than any other part. look, its fascinating and beautiful. ♪ oh yeah. sweet! ♪ >> anthony: wow. its moving! ♪ >> hashim: voila.

Its good. this is one of the few places in the world that i could eat vegetarian every day and still be happy. most of these people in this community farmers? farming? agricultural? >> hashim: farming, yeah. >> anthony: what are they growing? >> hashim: uh, theyre doing a lot of corn, potatoes, peas -- >> anthony: and weed. people growing marijuana here. >> hashim: yes. loads of -- >> anthony: as an export product or for personal use for uh -- >> hashim: oh everything. mix of everything. so you ...

The remote locations of these isolated mountain villages has kept old traditions alive. village fairs serve as an opportunity for families who live very far apart to get together, play games, eat, and partake in religious rites honoring local deities. ♪ quite a ride getting here. >> hashim: yeah. howd you enjoy that road? >> anthony: uh -- white knuckles. meet hashim. he runs motorcycle tours through these parts. >> hashim: its the holy grail of motorcycling. youre traveling almost a thousand,...