Brewing and drinking of various liquors was developed into an art in
ancient India, although the Smrutis (sacred texts) considered
consuming alcohol (sura) as a great sin. Dr. Kamat presented a paper on
drinking habits of ancient and medieval southern Indians (Drinking
in Ancient Karnataka) at the
Karnataka History Academy Conference held at Hampi 8th July - 10th July
2000.
We have added pictures of drinking bouts from other parts of India
for this Internet presentation.
--Ed.
