Kerala has taken the plunge. With its decision to close down 730 bars at one go and implement total prohibition in phases over a decade, the State has sprung a surprise.
 | >Kicking the habit in KeralaThe questions thrown up are many: how will the State manage the revenue shortfall? As enforcement of prohibition is a difficult task, will it not lead to a surge in illicit spirit? Has the State encroached on liberty? >Read More... |
>Liquor on tap in dry GujaratIt may be the first State to implement total prohibition in 1958, but alcohol consumption has been rampant. >Read More... | |
| >Prohibition down the agesAlcohol has been a battleground to test State control over individual autonomy of choice. >Read More... |
>How the litres add up to a wobbly highOnly 15 per cent of Indians over the age of 15 drink, but they out-drink the world’s biggest drinkers. >Read More... | |
