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Do Indian people drink alcohol?

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Not only do Indian people drink alcohol, they drink it in such quantities that the companies who were given license to produce and distribute alcoholic beverages had a profound impact on the very structure of government and society. read more

Many monastic orders from India, both Hindu and non-Hindu, take various vows like celibacy. Refraining from alcohol is another such vow that most of these monks swear to. Some Hindu Tantric groups, on the other hand, use alcohol in a sacred way, either as an offering to the deity or as taken individually during certain special rituals. read more

There is a partial ban on alcohol in some districts of Manipur. All other Indian states permit alcohol consumption but fix a legal drinking age, which ranges at different ages per region. In some states, the legal drinking age can be different for different types of alcoholic beverage. read more

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