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No crime, only punishment
In Jehanabad district, it is the marginalised Musahars who get picked up in prohibition cases. The legal battles that follow are expensive, and the burden falls on the entire family
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Life under prohibition: hooch deaths, arrests and the families caught between.
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‘I lost my husband and my house’
In Bihar’s Gopalganj district, Mukesh Ram’s family is struggling in the aftermath of his death from consuming illicit liquor
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‘God has given us a sky full of sorrow’
In Bihar’s Jehanabad district, men arrested under the Prohibition Act are largely from the most marginalised communities. They and their families, live…
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‘If we stop making liquor, we will die’
Poverty, social stigma and lack of job opportunities push the Musahar community in Bihar to earn an income by distilling mahua liquor,…
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Victims and beneficiaries of Bihar prohibition law live cheek by jowl; those who continue liquor trade blame lack of jobs
With the Lok Sabha election approaching, prohibition will, once again, be used as an important poll plank in Bihar.
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‘उड़ता बिहार’: शराबबंदी के बाद नशे पर ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट
‘उड़ता बिहार’: शराबबंदी के बाद नशे पर ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट
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For the Poor, Prohibition Leaves a Trail of Destruction in Bihar
The liquor ban may be a