We gotta go before you get converted.
Oh, you are enjoying it. Let's go.
You guys all think India's dirty, right?
But India is changing.
We have Swacch Bharat (Clean India campaign), we have these other "Clean India" campaigns.
And some cities have taken it to heart more than others
like Indore, Madhya Pradesh.. or this eco village here in Nagaland.
It's a green eco-village. We are gonna visit it right now, as soon as we find a ride there...a Sumo.
And what a Sumo is.. is a four wheel drive taxi which you just cram as many people into it as possible.
That's gonna be the experience. Let's do it right now.
Hey! We found a Sumo.
I actually don't know if it's a Sumo yet. It might be a private vehicle. We might be hitchhiking right now.
Let's see. We just flagged down whatever we could find.
That's what a Sumo looks like, jam packed with people and bags on top.
Morijn: Oh great! Thanks. Karl: Are you sure? Thank you so much.
Karl: Hi, how are you? Missionary: Good. How are you? Karl: Oh, you are a foreigner.
Karl: Okay. Thank you guys so much for picking us up. We really appreciate it.
What are you doing here, sir?
Karl: Thank you so much for your hospitality. You are a good Samaritan then. That's what you are.
Yeah, we always wanted to come here and kind of see the Indian tribal people and...
their culture and how they live.. their dance and their music.
Did you hear about the missionary who went to the North Sentinel Island recently? Missionary: Yes.
Karl: That was a very... a very strange thing.
Missionary: Yes, he was. Morijn: Yeah, maybe a bit too much committed.
Karl: Little bit... a little bit.
I think we are talking about somebody different.
Missionary: Okay. Who are you talking about?
Karl: This guy Mike Chau.. he went to North Sentinel Island here in India
and it's where these tribal people live. They haven't been contacted by the outside world at all.
And they are protected by the Indian government. You are not allowed to visit them.
Because they are protected people and they don't want outsiders coming in
because the last time outsiders came in, they kidnapped a number of villagers and they would die. Missionary: His name is John Chau.
Karl: And so these people are untouched. They have never been.. they have never really met civilizations. Missionary: Yes.
Karl: So they are protected and this guy went there and they warned him by shooting arrows at him
but he kept going and he landed on their small little island.
And anyone who lands there gets killed straightaway.
Like fishermen have landed there by mistake and then you get killed by them because they are very afraid of the outside world.
Missionary: Oh, I'm sorry. Karl: So he went there.. Missionary: Yes.
Karl: He went there knowing he should not be going there and that's what happened to him, unfortunately.
Karl: Yeah.
No. I'm not ready to meet whoever's there yet.
Karl: Yeah, exactly.
Morijn: Especially on these roads.
Driver: So...
Karl: Oh, wow.
Local: Yup. I'm glad you are not doing that.
Karl: Okay.
Karl: Okay. Are they still doing that? Because it's BJP in power.
Karl: Yeah.
Karl: Yup.
Morijn: There is a feeling that the government is trying to oppose that?
Karl: Oh that's why there's no roads in Dimapur yet?
Because Hornbill Festival happens every year. I'm wondering why the roads...
Karl: Oh, separatists you mean?
Karl: What do you call them?
Morijn: Isn't it also stopping businesses starting up here and wealth coming into the region?
Manu: So if you won't pay taxes, how are the going to build the roads?
So maybe the government doesn't have enough funds to you know.. provide these services to you guys.
Karl: You are sounding like BJP here. Come on. Modi supporter! Modi supporter!
Leave that back in Delhi, please.
Manu: And you are also given autonomy, right?
Like all these minerals and the mining going on here.. they have to take permission from the villagers, right?
Driver: Yes, yes. We have autonomy. Manu: And you get a share from that. Driver: Yeah.
Morijn: Such a complicated region with all the different politics
Manu: Yeah. We have a separate ministry for the North East region.
Karl: Yeah, it's complicated.
Karl: Yeah. Jesus, he died and..
Karl: Cool. Good.
I'm happy for you.
Karl: Yeah. I'll work it out eventually.
Karl: I know but I have to make a choice.
Driver: Yeah. Karl: Who to believe? I like everybody.
I find nice things in Islam, I find nice things in Hinduism, I find nice things in Buddhism.
There's nice things about every religion, I find. And Christianity too.
Karl: Nice ideas I mean, you know?
Karl: Yup.
Exactly.
Karl: Okay, thank you so much. God bless you. Bye!
Karl: Thank you. Thank you, sir.
Karl: Yes, we will... if not in Heaven.
Local: In Heaven. Karl: In Heaven.
Karl: Oh my god.
Those people were really interesting. They were good Samaritans helping us out
but they were also Christian separatists who are trying to free Nagaland away from the Indian government.
And so it was a really interesting experience to sit with them and hear their side of the story.
And so there's two sides to this, right?
There is the separatist side. They want a free Nagaland; a free Christian Nagaland.
Then there is the other side, which is the government side.. the Hindu government side.
And they don't want any others. They want Nagaland to stay a part of India.
So both sides are working against each other to achieve what they want.
I don't know who is right or who is wrong.
It's complex so.. I'll just leave it at that and you guys make up your own minds. Okay?
Welcome to Khonoma and Khonoma is right behind the sign on the left here.
My message for you is.. I love you no matter what religion, caste or creed that you are.
The important thing is that we treat each other fairly and that we respect each other.
If we treat each other fairly and we respect each other's beliefs,
then we can all live peacefully together and we can keep India united.
India should remain as one. We should all remain united.
We have to treat each other fairly and respect each other to do that, guys.