Language/Hindi/Culture/Drinking-Alcohol-in-India

Liquor

• Cheap liquor is widely available in small “bars”—well, shacks (colloquially called aḍḍā) might often be a better description. Depending on its main ingredient, the liquor may be called santrā, nārāṅgi (both made from fermented oranges) or ṭharrā (from the fruit of the mahua tree).

• As traditional Indian culture does not encourage drinking alcohol. In Hindi movies, if a character drinks alcohol it’s usually an indication that he or she is a bad character.