In this episode, the train journeys through India from the border of Bangladesh to the border with Sri Lanka in the south, profiling a fast-changing society trying to keep its cultural identity.

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"Religious Conflict in a Time of Change": In this episode, the train journeys through India from the border of Bangladesh to the border with Sri Lanka in the south, profiling a fast-changing society trying to keep its cultural identity. A young traveller talks about his dream to become the manager of an IT multinational firm - not an unrealistic dream in India, which has become an IT superpower in the past 10 years. India is competing with the world, but at the same time, everyone has strong ties with centuries-old traditions. “Modernization does not necessarily mean Westernization,” one of the people says. “Mahatma Gandhi told us to open the windows to the world, but to keep our feet on own ground at the same time.”

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ABOUT TRAILS FROM THE EAST:
Trails from the East is a 13-part documentary series that chronicles a train voyage from the East to the West, through fast-changing societies, along the birthplaces of five world religions. The series tackles some of the great questions of today’s globalizing world. How do people cope with the continuing globalization? Is it a threat or an opportunity?