What Rural Life In Punjab Is REALLY like 🇮🇳

追加: 2026-05-13

[00:00:00]Today I'm exploring a side of Punjab and most people don't see. Far from the big cities and noise. Out here life moves differently. Strangers don't stay strangers for long, I was invited into homes, shared meals with families, and even ended up riding tractors through the fields. This is rural Punjab.

[00:00:22]>> Try it.

[00:00:23]>> Try it. So this is sugar.

[00:00:25]>> Yeah, sugar >> from sugarcane.

[00:00:27]>> Oh, wow. That's nice. So sweet. Wow.

[00:00:31]It's delicious. And then what do they do with this powder?

[00:00:33]>> Powder and this one.

[00:00:34]>> Oh. Into these big blocks. And then they make sweets.

[00:00:37]>> Uh we use in tea like we eat food after then we eat.

[00:00:42]>> Oh. Then you eat that.

[00:00:43]>> Yes. Like uh gerts.

[00:00:45]>> Oh, good for the palace.

[00:00:47]>> I see.

[00:00:48]>> Come from there's so much sugar cane.

[00:00:52]You see these on the side of the road, but it's like bigger version >> from juice of sugar cane. They made this that. Yeah, the juice.

[00:00:59]>> So, that was our first stop of discovering the real punch. The countryside is literally just off this motorway here. This is where they're producing all of the sugar.

[00:01:11]>> So, he's a farmer.

[00:01:12]>> Yes, he's a farmer. They grow their co corn. Not proper corn. They make achar for the buffalo.

[00:01:19]>> Oh, this is just for buffalo. Buffalo.

[00:01:21]>> They just give it to the buffalo or they mix it. You say they mix it with something?

[00:01:23]>> Mix mix with >> mix with something and then give it to the buffalo.

[00:01:27]What did he say?

[00:01:28]>> You have to ride that.

[00:01:29]>> Yeah.

[00:01:30]>> Tractor, you have to ride.

[00:01:31]>> I have not ride. No. No.

[00:01:32]>> No. You can sit with me.

[00:01:33]>> I can sit. Okay. Okay. Okay. We've been invited to uh sit on this man's tractor because the harvest season is upon us.

[00:01:40]They're now uh harvesting everything here.

[00:01:45]>> Oh, this. Okay. Okay. Jump up.

[00:01:50]>> Okay. Okay.

[00:01:53]Okay. We're taking this thing for a spin. Very very noisy. Some bit of machinery.

[00:01:59]Wow.

[00:02:04]>> Thank you.

[00:02:06]>> Everybody's so friendly in Punjab.

[00:02:07]>> Yes. Mostly village villager people.

[00:02:10]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:02:11]>> They are mostly friendly.

[00:02:12]>> They don't see many westerners here then >> in the in the countryside.

[00:02:16]>> In village they didn't see western people >> really ever?

[00:02:21]>> No. Ever.

[00:02:22]>> Am I a first westerner coming to your village?

[00:02:24]>> Yeah. I think so.

[00:02:28]>> I think so.

[00:02:28]>> I'll take that. I'll take that.

[00:02:29]>> You are first.

[00:02:30]>> Yeah. In your edge.

[00:02:38]>> Modern farming.

[00:02:39]>> Modern farming with cars, jeeps.

[00:02:43]>> Yeah.

[00:02:46]>> In Punjab and Hana you will see this.

[00:02:49]>> Yeah. You got lots of you have these these big cars, these Jeeps.

[00:02:53]>> Yes. and Punjab. You all wear nice nice clothes, shirts.

[00:02:57]>> You are also not Punjabi.

[00:03:01]>> Okay, Sophie.

[00:03:03]We're getting out to meet some locals.

[00:03:05]These guys over here in a little group.

[00:03:08]But my word, look at these buffal.

[00:03:15]>> Wow. Under the shade.

[00:03:17]>> Another one.

[00:03:19]>> Ah, another guru. How many in this one village?

[00:03:22]>> Village. two.

[00:03:29]>> So, we've got a card game going on over here.

[00:03:31]>> Nice. What What game are they playing?

[00:03:33]>> They're playing uh >> seep sheep.

[00:03:37]>> Super.

[00:03:38]>> You don't have a bet. No money.

[00:03:40]>> No money.

[00:03:41]>> No money. Just for fun. Just for fun.

[00:03:42]For fun.

[00:03:43]>> Oh, I see. I see.

[00:03:44]>> Just for fun.

[00:03:46]>> There's no You're not allowed to gamble.

[00:03:48]>> I see. I see. That's probably good. For the good, for the better.

[00:03:52]Good. How are you? Yeah. Yeah. Well, >> what is this country?

[00:03:55]>> Uh UK.

[00:03:56]>> UK.

[00:03:57]>> UK. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:03:59]>> Yeah. Near near near London.

[00:04:02]>> Any like of your family here?

[00:04:05]>> Yes. He uh he's my uncle. We can say.

[00:04:08]>> Oh, he's your uncle.

[00:04:09]>> Uncle. We uh they all are my uncles.

[00:04:11]>> Oh, you just call all your uncles. Yeah.

[00:04:13]Yeah. Yeah. So, you have Sik and Hindu people living >> same same village?

[00:04:18]>> Yes. Same village.

[00:04:20]You know >> it's three different lords.

[00:04:26]>> Ah yes >> Hanuman gi uh Krishnan and Lord Ram.

[00:04:30]>> Lord Ram sorry Shiv Lord Shiv >> Shiv >> Shiv >> Thank you. Is that Shri Kal?

[00:04:35]>> This is our small farm.

[00:04:37]>> Yeah.

[00:04:37]>> We grow here organic vegetables for only ourselves.

[00:04:42]>> What what do you have growing? Onion.

[00:04:44]>> Oh onion. Onion.

[00:04:48]It's capsicum. Oh wow. Small pumpkin. Oh, papaya as well. Yeah, >> this is eggplant.

[00:04:55]>> Wow. So, you guys completely self self-reliant as well.

[00:04:58]>> Lemon. Okay.

[00:05:00]>> Oh, lemon.

[00:05:01]>> Lemon cup.

[00:05:01]>> No.

[00:05:02]>> So, next door we've got small farm now.

[00:05:05]7 foot into the house. Wow, this is nice.

[00:05:08]>> This is >> Oh, wow.

[00:05:10]>> Hello.

[00:05:11]>> So, we got a pool here. It's like a plunge pool.

[00:05:14]>> It's nice. We got this lovely driveway.

[00:05:20]She's my mother.

[00:05:22]>> My father grandmother.

[00:05:24]>> Hello.

[00:05:28]>> So you guys touch feet. Yes.

[00:05:31]>> Oh, touch the feet.

[00:05:32]>> Touch the feet.

[00:05:33]>> Okay.

[00:05:36]>> Nice. Whole view from here.

[00:05:39]>> Wow.

[00:05:43]>> I've heard about this in Punjab. You guys have things on top of the roofs like this.

[00:05:49]>> We can say it represent our old Punjab.

[00:05:52]>> Ah but like over there they've got >> airplanes.

[00:05:56]>> Aeroplane.

[00:05:57]>> Yes. Not a uh Yes. Aeroper.

[00:06:00]>> Why? Why? Why do they put that? They just like airplanes or >> just for show?

[00:06:06]>> Just for show like decorations or things?

[00:06:07]>> Yes, decorations we can see.

[00:06:09]>> Wow. Got an unbelievable view of the village here.

[00:06:14]A little 360 panorama view.

[00:06:17]>> You see the fields over there in the distance.

[00:06:20]Maybe that's where we're going later.

[00:06:23]>> Hello. Namaste. Namaste.

[00:06:26]>> Hello. Chai. Masala chai.

[00:06:28]>> Yes. Masala chai.

[00:06:29]>> Oh wow. So this lady's making masala chai. She's lally got a few little bricks, a little stove here, and a little pot boiling away. She's just under the shade as well. So she's making for the workers.

[00:06:40]>> For them for themselves and workers. Ah, for all these workers. Are they Are they confused? I'm here.

[00:06:47]>> They all are sellers here.

[00:06:49]>> They're all sellers. Oh, these are all the sellers.

[00:06:52]>> Oh, he's sleeping.

[00:06:54]>> He's my neighbor.

[00:06:55]>> Oh, neighbor.

[00:06:56]>> Yeah, he's my neighbor.

[00:06:57]>> Oh, you've done your your leg. How How did How did he do this?

[00:07:01]>> He's playing cricket and suddenly he slipped from home.

[00:07:04]>> Oh, cricket. That's >> So over here we have the the sellers under the shade and then we've got the workers out here. So this is all grain.

[00:07:17]>> They get pressure there.

[00:07:19]>> It's clean.

[00:07:20]>> Clean.

[00:07:21]>> Clean.

[00:07:23]>> And this this makes like what is this like grain? Is it?

[00:07:28]>> It is clean. See this is clean. There is no >> refining it. Finding it. Oh, >> wheat.

[00:07:35]>> Oh, wow. Wheat. This makes wheat. Yeah.

[00:07:39]>> Oh, wow.

[00:07:46]>> They stay there.

[00:07:47]>> They sleep.

[00:07:48]>> They sleep there.

[00:07:49]>> Oh, wow.

[00:07:50]>> So, this is where all the workers who out here with all the grain, this is where they sleep.

[00:07:58]Wow. So, it's literally just hold up by this uh this bit of wood here. And then you've just got a bit of tar pooling above it and then just literally a mat on the floor. How many how many workers do you have here?

[00:08:09]>> Around 30 to 35.

[00:08:11]>> Okay.

[00:08:12]>> If more work, more uh workers.

[00:08:15]>> Oh, you just you can bring more in.

[00:08:17]>> Yeah, you can get more labor.

[00:08:18]>> How do they do they get paid paid well or >> Yes, they paid well.

[00:08:22]>> They're paid well.

[00:08:22]>> They paid well.

[00:08:23]>> Yeah. Is it is it a difficult life for them?

[00:08:27]>> No.

[00:08:27]>> Hard hard work? Uh yes for them we can say this is not that kind of hard work.

[00:08:33]>> Yeah it's very it's very hot.

[00:08:35]>> Come.

[00:08:37]>> Oh wow. Oh my >> these are these are like our family members.

[00:08:43]>> Yeah.

[00:08:44]>> Yes. We love them like family members.

[00:08:46]>> Do you give them names?

[00:08:47]>> Yes.

[00:08:49]>> You don't know their names? You don't know theirs?

[00:08:50]>> Probably. Yes.

[00:08:51]>> They probably have a name. Wow. They're beautiful though.

[00:08:54]>> This is the real life. Uh village life.

[00:08:56]>> This is real village life. Yeah. So you got buffaloos, you've got dogs. Are these these cows just normal?

[00:09:04]>> Small one.

[00:09:05]>> Small cows.

[00:09:06]>> Small cow.

[00:09:08]>> So what what do they do >> in Punjabi? We say her kati.

[00:09:12]>> Female one is kati.

[00:09:13]>> Sashrial.

[00:09:14]>> Male one is kata.

[00:09:15]>> Sashrial.

[00:09:16]>> My cousin brother.

[00:09:17]>> Oh, he's actually Yeah. Blood cousin.

[00:09:19]>> Blood cousins.

[00:09:20]>> Oh wow.

[00:09:23]>> These dogs are these dogs friendly. They are friendly but they >> I'm getting my first feel of a a munja.

[00:09:36]>> It's nice actually.

[00:09:38]>> It's quite like springy.

[00:09:40]>> It's quite comfortable.

[00:09:41]>> It's most uh uh more comfortable than bed.

[00:09:44]>> Yeah. Yeah. It's nice. What is it made out of? Just like just rope.

[00:09:48]>> This >> Oh, this stuff.

[00:09:52]>> Ah, like finally handmade. This is all handmade.

[00:09:55]>> Handmade and homemade.

[00:09:56]>> Wow.

[00:09:57]>> Yes.

[00:09:59]>> This I feel this is common.

[00:10:01]>> This is common. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:10:04]>> Yeah. I'm used I'm used to this by now in India. The hospitality is absolutely next level. Of course, we've got snacks, drinks.

[00:10:12]>> They always treat their guests so well.

[00:10:15]>> That's anything.

[00:10:17]Yeah.

[00:10:18]>> Oh, that's so cool.

[00:10:26]>> Say anyh sing any song.

[00:10:28]>> Sing a song.

[00:10:29]>> I can sing any song.

[00:10:30]>> You sing, I play.

[00:10:31]>> No. What is very good? I don't want to get blood from your ears.

[00:10:39]>> We're playing this old school harmonian.

[00:10:41]Wow. So, it's literally just >> Well, you just move that and then >> he Yes. This move is from here >> and then we we can play the keys. How how old do you think this is? Not >> it's approximately 1 year or 2 year.

[00:10:53]>> Really?

[00:10:54]>> Yeah.

[00:10:54]>> Yeah. This style is very old.

[00:10:55]>> Oh, it's like an old style.

[00:10:57]>> Yes.

[00:10:57]>> But new new build.

[00:10:59]>> What's his name?

[00:11:01]>> Ranu.

[00:11:02]>> Rano.

[00:11:03]>> Ranu.

[00:11:03]>> Oh, very beautiful. Rana.

[00:11:07]>> Yeah.

[00:11:08]>> And one is Chanu.

[00:11:09]>> Chanu.

[00:11:10]>> Another one is Chanu.

[00:11:11]>> Okay. Bye. Ranu. Chano.

[00:11:14]>> Wow. This is our land.

[00:11:16]>> This is your land own.

[00:11:18]>> So, we're now officially in Harry's family's farm. All of this land beyond me. How many acres?

[00:11:25]>> 8 to 9 acres.

[00:11:27]>> 8 to 9 acres.

[00:11:29]>> So, it's a pretty sizable farm. And at the moment, what are you growing? All what would you call this? Wheat.

[00:11:34]>> Wheat.

[00:11:35]>> Wheat.

[00:11:37]>> Japatis. Many many japatis.

[00:11:41]>> So, is this currently all all you're growing in your farm? Yes.

[00:11:44]>> Just wait. Purely wait.

[00:11:45]>> We gave this on lease.

[00:11:47]>> Oh, on lease.

[00:11:48]>> On lease.

[00:11:49]>> This is lease. Yeah.

[00:11:49]>> Per year.

[00:11:50]>> Yeah.

[00:11:51]>> Per year to get baths.

[00:11:54]>> Not for bath but yes for the farming >> but we use for bathing also. But um recently we didn't use because the crops getting harvesting now.

[00:12:05]>> Yeah.

[00:12:05]>> The land got uh mudded.

[00:12:09]>> Oh really?

[00:12:09]>> Yes. If we give butter to them now.

[00:12:15]>> So when is this all being harvested then? Like >> in one or two days now.

[00:12:19]>> One or two days.

[00:12:20]>> Yes. Because this is harvest uh can done.

[00:12:24]>> Yeah.

[00:12:25]>> In one or two days. This is also >> all right. So this one's done.

[00:12:28]>> Yes. This one.

[00:12:29]>> Okay. So this side all the wheat has been harvested and then currently this side is going to be done in maybe one or two days is all going to be completely harvested. So we come at a perfect time.

[00:12:38]This is harvest season.

[00:12:40]here in Punjab.

[00:12:46]>> So, we're going over this really narrow bridge here, just a foot bridge or for motorbikes. But yeah, you've got this canal which is all man man-made canal.

[00:12:55]What's the purpose then of this canal?

[00:12:56]Just for >> for farming.

[00:12:58]>> For farming just for agricultural >> for agriculture.

[00:13:01]>> No. No drinking. They don't use this.

[00:13:03]>> Not for drinking.

[00:13:04]>> No. What is that? Something dead. Yes.

[00:13:09]>> Lineage dog.

[00:13:10]>> Oh, wow.

[00:13:18]>> Right. We're going to be trying this ice cream pakora.

[00:13:21]Number one famous.

[00:13:23]Hello.

[00:13:25]>> This is the only one in India. Only one.

[00:13:29]>> What? This place?

[00:13:30]>> Not ice cream product.

[00:13:32]>> This ice cream?

[00:13:33]>> Yes.

[00:13:33]>> This is the only one in India.

[00:13:35]>> Yes. 101 special >> making.

[00:13:37]>> Oh wow. Is this is this shop famous then?

[00:13:40]>> Yes.

[00:13:42]>> From where people came really >> reporters >> all the way over this.

[00:13:47]>> Wow. So truly trying something very very unique. It's a 101.

[00:13:52]>> Oh fruit.

[00:13:54]>> Oh ice cream. So he's got like a an ice cream in a bowl >> as presented here.

[00:14:00]>> Oh it's like a >> Oh use like a batter.

[00:14:05]So I'm guessing is he gets this batter, puts it in this walk, >> heats up. So I think it gets dipped an ice cream ball into the batter. It's then oiled and then that is what we get at the end. So Oh wow.

[00:14:23]>> Yeah. So he's dipped it in this like almost looks like custard by the color of it. It's like yellow, but it's I'm guessing a batter. And then he dips it in this oil and obviously lets it all sort of crisp away the outer layer, the batter. And then I'm guessing we're going to be presented with a nice crispy layer on the outside with an ice cream in the middle.

[00:15:02]Right. So, we've got the ice cream pakora. This is a one of one, completely unique. I'm going to try this now. We've got some nice sort of things on top here sprinkled. And then we've got a batter and I'm guessing an ice cream in the middle. So, we'll give this a little try. Wow, it's crispy on the outside.

[00:15:20]Inside, you've got all the ice cream melting away. Looks fantastic.

[00:15:27]Wow, that is really unique. I've never tasted anything like that. Is it like a mango? Mango ice cream?

[00:15:34]>> Mango ice cream.

[00:15:36]Mixed fruit.

[00:15:36]>> Mixed fruit. M. Really delicious.

[00:15:41]That's definitely one of the most unique things I've ever tasted. Having an ice cream battered. I didn't think was quite possible, but apparently it is.

[00:15:49]>> Oh, what is this then? Culture. Yes, it's called gulcha.

[00:15:54]>> What's the full full name? Not not any name. No amari. It's only called kulcha.

[00:16:00]>> Gulcha.

[00:16:06]We >> kind of ventured a little bit out of the village and we're here off the side of the road here. We've tried some food.

[00:16:10]We're now going to try the culture. We just had the uh the battered ice cream, the pakora ice cream. So, we got the culture now which is all stuffed with I'm not really sure what's in it. It's like a paneer. You've got onions, a soft bread that they have toasted. What's in the inside? Is that potato?

[00:16:26]>> It is potato. Uh chana.

[00:16:29]>> Oh, chana.

[00:16:30]>> Yes. You You have sauce. Uh chutney.

[00:16:34]>> Oh, it's chutney in here.

[00:16:36]>> Yes. In it. It's tomato sauce.

[00:16:39]>> Tomato sauce as well. We'll try a bit of chutney on top as well. Is it spicy?

[00:16:42]>> No, it's kind of spicy. Sweet.

[00:16:45]>> Ah, nice. Let's give it a little try.

[00:16:50]The bread's like really fluffy.

[00:16:53]>> Really delicious. It's like simple, but it's good. Nice and juicy in the middle as well. All the potatoes, the paneer, onions.

[00:17:06]>> So, we're doing homemade pani puris here now.

[00:17:10]This is the process. So, you've got like a hard shell and then they put in a little hole and then they put in some What is this? Is this like aloo?

[00:17:20]>> Oh, what's onion? What goes inside it?

[00:17:22]Oh, potato and onion paste.

[00:17:24]>> Paste. Yes.

[00:17:24]>> And then the water. What's the water?

[00:17:26]Like mint.

[00:17:26]>> Masala. Masala water.

[00:17:28]>> Masala water.

[00:17:29]>> Yes.

[00:17:30]>> Nice.

[00:17:33]>> Right. We're saying our goodbyes.

[00:17:39]>> We've got gifts with us as well.

[00:17:44]>> You can't go empty-handed here in Punjab. Been an incredible day. a good insight into the uh the countryside of Punjab. The real Punjab.

[00:17:53]>> As I said goodbye, I started thinking about everything I experienced today.

[00:17:57]People here live completely different lives to me. Different culture, different beliefs, but one thing that really stands out, kindness. I was shown nothing but that. Invited into homes, fed home-cooked food, welcomed like I belonged. It made me realize how much that sense of community has faded in parts of where I'm from. But coming here reminded me it doesn't have to be that way.