The Elections are Here
Plan wisely.
Vote wiselier.
No Dry Day Today
You're safe, unless you're in a dry area.
No Dry Day Tomorrow
The coast is clear.
Dry Days Ahead
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
- Andhra Pradesh,
- Arunachal Pradesh,
- Assam,
- Bihar,
- Chhattisgarh,
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu,
- Delhi,
- Goa,
- Gujarat,
- Haryana,
- Jammu & Kashmir,
- Jharkhand,
- Karnataka,
- Kerala,
- Ladakh,
- Madhya Pradesh,
- Maharashtra,
- Odisha,
- Sikkim,
- Tamil Nadu,
- Telangana,
- Tripura,
- Uttar Pradesh,
- West Bengal,
- and the usual suspects, over the next four weeks.
Drinking in India
18 is the legal drinking age. Only in some states, though – it's as high as 25 in others. And banned in a few.
Bars
24 hours a day
Obviously, this varies from state to stateShops
24 hours a day
Again, check your region for opening hours
Attitudes towards alcohol consumption in India is a varied mix of tradition and modernity. Each state has its own rules and perspectives on drinking: some are incredibly strict while others are fairly relaxed. Alongside the usual variety of booze, you’ll find an array of local liquors here. From toddy in Kerala to chang in Ladakh, and apong in Arunachal to… nothing in Gujarat, the range is massive.
But the downside: watch out for local regulations. Legal ages and hours are all over the place! The only thing more complex than the diversity of Indian drinking culture is that of its drinking laws.
And that’s where we come in, to try and make sense of it all.