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- Title: Wine in Ancient India
- Author : Dhirendra Krishna Bose
- Release Date : January 27, 2013
- Genre: History,Books,Religion & Spirituality,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 8828 KB
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Prevalent in the Bible, popular culture and throughout history, wine takes on many different roles. Dangerous to one’s body and mind in large doses, but used in religious ceremonies and recommended by doctors in smaller amounts, the beverage creates interesting paradoxes at times. In Ancient India, the drink was largely considered taboo in polite society. Wine drinkers would hide away in their homes or in bars in fear of being seen in the streets. While this drinking was seen as inappropriate, wine was used in several religious ceremonies where people drank heavily in celebration. Since then, no social drinking tradition has developed in the country. The idea of social taboo has gone further since the ancient days; the Indian Constitution reads: “the State shall endeavor to bring about prohibition of the consumption (except for medicinal purposes) of intoxicating drinks.” Today, India has 123,000 acres of vineyards, but only about one percent of them are used for wine. And while some Indian religious ceremonies still involve the beverage, the country and culture still battles with the paradoxes somewhat inherent in the age-old drink.