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| Article Name : | | | PROHIBITION POLICY ON LIQUOR IN MADRAS PRESIDENCY FROM 1937 TO 1939 | | Author Name : | | | S. Srinivasan | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4999 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Prohibition is a law against making and selling of alcoholic liquors. The law pertaining to prohibition on liquor introduced on 1stOctober 1937 during the administration of C. Rajagopalachari produced results of far-reaching importance. Addiction to toddy, and alcoholic drinks, were considered as social and spiritual maladies. Social reformers and religious leaders of the time exhorted the people to keep away from these evils, C. Rajagopalachari waged a relentless struggle against the evils of drink.1 No doubt that intoxicants have been there through all ages and in all countries. But in a country like India where many people live below the poverty line, misery caused by addiction to drink is heart rending. | | Keywords : | | |
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