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082			_a641.2054 _bTHA-S
100			_aThapliyal,Uma Prasad _eauthor.
245			_aSomarasa: _bSpirituous Drinks in Ancient India _cBy Uma Prasad Thapliyal
260			_aNew Delhi: _bManohar, _c2024.
300			_a172p.
520			_aIndians have been drinking some form of wine for the past four thousand years. In spite of it, a kind of pretence pervades the society against drinking of wine. In the Vedic times, Somarasa and Surā were much in common use. Indra, the Vedic deity of war, greatly relished it, and not unoften got inebriated. Interestingly, the ninth book of the ]Rgveda is fully devoted to Soma, its preparation and use. Similarly, later works like Astādhyāyi, Rāmāyana, Mahābhārata, Arthaśāstra, Raghuvamśa, Harsacarita, etc. also refer to the popularity of wine among all sections of the society. Dharmaśāstras, however, occasionally speak against the use of wine by the Brāhmanas. Perhaps, the book may help in correcting our hypocritic attitude against wine though abstinence from alcoholic drinks is always beneficial.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aSomarasa _xHistory _zIndia
650			_aAncient Beverage _xHistory _zIndia
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