Use of Intoxicants in 19th Century India

Essays

Who Drank European Liquor in the 19th Century Gorakhpur?

Who Drank European Liquor in the 19th Century Gorakhpur?

The second and concluding episode of this series contains elaborate data of "drinkers" hailing from various Varnas in Gorakhpur.

How Indians Intoxicated Themselves in the 19th Century: The Case of Gorakhpur

How Indians Intoxicated Themselves in the 19th Century: The Case of Gorakhpur

A fascinating report by a colonial British bureaucrat published in 1890 reveals the substances that Indians used to intoxicate themselves in north western India.