Wild Wild Punjab -

You see it at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. In the midst of the chaos of the city, there is a serenity that is almost aggressively peaceful. You see it at the India-Pakistan border at Wagah, where the energy is a competitive sport of patriotism.

As you drive through the Malwa or Majha regions, you realize that Punjab doesn’t just grow crops; it explodes with them. The mustard fields are a shade of yellow so vivid it hurts your eyes (in a good way). The wheat sways like a violent ocean during a storm. wild wild punjab

The man I asked—let's call him Gurdeep Singh—did not give me directions. He gave me a room. He gave me his wife’s homemade makki di roti with ghee dripping down my chin. He brought out a bottle of whiskey that cost more than my flight ticket. By 10 PM, we were singing old songs, and by 11 PM, his neighbor had arrived with a goat to barbecue. You see it at the Golden Temple in Amritsar