[ 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 company service. my grandfather came to be nominated to the body called the consulate state, which used to be a part of british india. anthony: it was another time. one that few still remember. [ train whistle ] the india before partition. when these rooms, this house was part of the seat of power. reggie: i had the privilege of being born in this house, upstairs. anthony: this was the maharaja s bed. i m in his chambers at present. reggie: and it was the routine that we d all parade up into my grandfather s room to wish him g
[ 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 grandfather came to be nominated to the body called the consulate state, which used to be a part of british india. anthony: it was another time. one that few still remember. [ train whistle ] the india before partition. when these rooms, this house, was part of the seat of power. reggie: i had the privilege of being born in this house, upstairs. anthony: this was the maharaja s bed. i m in his chambers at present. reggie: and it was the routine that we d all parade up into my grandfather s room to wish him good morning, and th
chapslee. an elaborate anglo-indian menu from reggie s childhood. reggie: i will put on my apron first. anthony: my fellow guests, two of reggie s friends. raaja bahsin, a historian on the subject of shimla, and rakejhwar lall jood, the barrister. there s so much history here. i mean, while i take a dim view of colonialization, it s very hard to resist the charms of a house like this. raaja: that s quite understandable, actually. you ve got a hundred years of very, very intense history funneled into a very small place. rakejhwar: and this house used to house the secretary of state to the crown. anthony: what am i eating? this is eggs oeuf a la florentine.
anthony: what am i eating? this is eggs oeuf a la florentine. ooh, that s good. this was a small town. raaja: it was a small town with a very, very big government. rakejhwar: shimla enjoys the unique distinction of having been the summer capital of india, and surprisingly, it was the capitol 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 today s context, it would almost seem bizarre. thank you. anthony: mulligatawny soup. classic example of what we think of as indian food in the west, but not at all, this was
apron first. anthony: my fellow guests, two of reggie s friends. raaja bahsin, a historian on the subject of shimla, and rakejhwar lall jood, the barrister. there s so much history here. i mean, while i take a dim view of colonization, it s very hard to resist the charms of a house like this. raaja: that s quite understandable, actually. you ve got a hundred years of very, very intense history funneled into a very small place. rakejhwar: and this house used to house the secretary of state to the crown. anthony: what am i eating? this is eggs oeuf a la florentine. ooh, that s good. this was a small town. raaja: it was a small town with a very, very big