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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 1H 53M

Tripping Ep #3: "They Made Me Sit And Have Chai With Them And Then…" | Monkey INC

from The Prakhar Gupta Xperience · host Prakhar Gupta

Welcome to PGX: Raw & Real #213PGX: Raw & Real is simple. I sit with people who’ve lived through something and/or made it big.This isn’t meant to be inspiration or a template for life (for that, you can check out PGX Ideas).This space is different. It’s their story, as they experienced it.In this episode, I spoke to Ankita Kumar — Travel Content Creator.Timestamps:0:00 - Trailer1:50 - Start3:37 - Trapped In Afghanistan’s Danger Zone8:39 - The Tower Older Than Qutub Minar10:35 - Sleeping In Rural Afghanistan13:12 - Why She Avoided Kabul And Kandahar15:17 - The Girl Running School For 12,000 Students18:34 - Asking A Woman If She Hates The Taliban20:08 - What Afghan Women Really Want?23:13 - Why Afghan Kids Look Old Before Their Time25:08 - The Country No Empire Could Conquer27:57 - Crossing Into Afghanistan Alone By Road30:26 - Life Without Nightlife Or Alcohol33:13 - The Neighbor Country That Banned Burkas34:02 - Stuck Between Two Borders36:58 - Tajikistan's Hidden Rainbow Lakes41:01 - A Picnic Lunch In A War Zone42:36 - Chasing The Reindeer Tribe In Mongolia50:51 - Welcome To The Coldest City On Earth52:58 - Bathing In A Coal Sauna At -60°C54:44 - How People Use The Toilet At -70°C56:58 - Surviving Sanctions And Extreme Isolation59:04 - Cage Diving With Great White Sharks1:09:17 - The Roadies Slap Everyone Still Talks About1:20:57 - The Bengal vs Odisha Rasgulla War1:21:29 - Betting On Chicken Fights In A Village1:24:38 - A Drunk Driver's Murder Confession1:27:08 - Stranded Alone On A Remote Island1:29:38 - A Three Day Survival Challenge In The Amazon1:32:26 - An Out Of Body Experience With Ancient Medicine1:39:10 - The Secret World Of Psychedelic Plants1:44:05 - The Wild Theory Of How Humans Got Smart1:48:54 - Her Secret To Endless EnergyEnjoy.— Prakhar

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