[ 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
armenia remains a dream, a subject of stories, yet still, against all odds, a place. you, what do you own the world? how do you own disorder disorder now somewhere between the sacred silence sacred silence and sleep disorder, disorder 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 sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony: armenia is a small, landlocked christian nation surrounded by mostly non-christian neighbors. azerbaijan over there, iran down there, and turkey right there. turkey, and relations with turkey, and the armenian people s terrible history with that country being the central and defining issue of armenian identity. and a present-day political reality 103 years after what just about anyone would call genocide. turkey has always adamantly denied that, saying it was simply
[ armenian toast ], which literally means let my feet bring luck to this home . so, um, let your feet bring luck to our country, to dilijan, and to this home hosting us at the moment. sam: guys, with khash we do like lots of toasts, but it has to be short. this is the - armenian toasts are very long. arman: because people have to be concentrated on khash only, they don t. inna: no, no, because it will get the whole. sam: yeah, well, we were always between iran and rome, so we re used to being between to survive. you remember you asked the very first question, “what is the guy who comes back to armenia, what they feel?” they feel, “i survived, i did what my grandfather wanted, what his grandfather wanted.” we are here to survive no matter is it a war? we re going to still have this feast. anthony: that s a good toast. serj: that s a badass toast.
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anthony: only an hour s drive from the capital sits lake sevan and some beautiful countryside. so it s the switzerland of armenia ? serj: this is, dilijan is the switzerland of armenia, it s one of my favorite spots actually. anthony: what am i eating today? serj: i think you re eating khash today. anthony: that s said to be a hangover cure. serj: that s it, yeah. it s made out of legs of cows, i think. anthony: cool, i like legs of cows. serj: i like their eyes. not to eat, but just to look at. anthony: me too, they re so dreamy. serj: they are, yeah. no, it s beautiful here. sam: i m offering it short i want to do it for armenia, for the host, and for the khash makers .