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World wars, in 1947 great britain decided to end their merely two hundred year rule over india. in an attempt to prevent what the colonials saw as an inevitable civil war between hindus, muslims, and sikhs, the british commissioned sir cyril radcliffe, a lawyer from wales, to draw up a new border. >> uday: he was given two months, you know. >> anthony: two months to divide -- create a new country basically. >> uday: two months to divide the -- so he took the map, and just drew a line. you know p...

India, and surprisingly, it was the capital of burma during the war days. >> raaja: so, here you have this tiny, little village up on the hill, connected to the rest of the world by a narrow mountain path, and they rule approximately a fifth of the human race for eight months every year. in todays context, it would almost seem bizarre. thank you. >> anthony: mulligatawny soup. classic example of what we think of is of as indian food in the west, but not at all, this was originally a soup made by...

♪ >> 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.

>> navroop: oh, yeah! big time, yes. the religion doesnt matter. food is religion here! >> man: first time in amritsar? what do you feel in this place? >> anthony: checking off my list of things to do in the punjab, i gotta score some animal protein. its time. ive been going all morrissey for like two days now and frankly, thats enough. i need chicken. like we are in the ass end of nowhere here. where am i?

>> reggie: i hope you enjoyed the dinner too. >> anthony: oh very much. it was delicious. really wonderful. lot of history in this house. and one can be forgiven for maybe briefly forgetting, what it took to build this lost kingdom. and how much the world has changed around it.

>> anthony: here, back before the rail line, it would be a difficult trip. >> raaja: yes. >> anthony: but once they were up and running, i mean there were many servants to look after your every need. you had a fireplace, a hearth in every room. >> raaja: and people, on the regular payrolls whose only job was to shoo monkeys off the grounds. youd be carried around in palanquins, a little box in which you sat in, a curtained box. >> rakejhwar: and this man would go stamping his staff in the ground...

Very dry country. this is indias breadbasket, with over a billion people currently residing in india, every inch of fertile punjabi soil has great value. these are people who owned land over there. >> uday: yes. >> anthony: then they put the fence -- >> uday: yes. >> anthony: suddenly your life became difficult. >> uday: exactly. they are restricted by many things. they can only grow some kind of crops. and they cant farm more than 8 hours in a day. how long does it take to get back and forth? >...

Fancy dress balls, elephant hunts. the remnants of british rule can still be seen and felt. this is particularly true of one house. chapslee. >> reggie: my family was very fortunate that they were able to buy this house, because it was a famous house. >> anthony: the house was purchased by reggies grandfather, the last maharaja of kapurthala. those brits really left beautiful buildings. from a distance it looks much the same, as it must have when

>> sundeep: its known as beera chicken. its very famous for chicken. >> anthony: when were talking must-haves, tandoori chicken is just that. >> sundeep: add some lemon in this, and you will enjoy it. >> anthony: mmm. oh man. its delicious. this type of establishment, dhaba? >> sundeep: dhaba, is called dhaba. you know this is the most successful business here. anybody, you open dhaba tomorrow, it will be a success. >> anthony: but if youre gonna do chicken, you better be good. >> sundeep: you k...

>> anthony: its sensational. wow. people do love their food. >> sundeep: definitely. i love eating! >> anthony: the movies and television in this country is fantastic. >> sundeep: thousands of films are made per year. >> anthony: i dont even understand why -- whats going on. i mean, everybody dances and sings. i dont get it! ♪ ♪ >> sundeep: would you like to have something else? >> anthony: oh, this is good. mmm! ♪ >> anthony: oh yeah. mmm. wow. oh.