Pendhā
Appearance
Pendhā(orpindia) was an intoxicating beverage, originating from theIndian subcontinent,made by thePindaricommunity of mercenaries in central India in the 18th and 19th centuries, and possibly the etymological origin or the group's name.[1]The drink was said to have been made by fermentingsorghum(jowār),[1]or possibleIndigoferalinifolia(pandhi,pandheri pati).[2]
References
[edit]- ^abLuard, Charles Eckford (1907).The Central India State Gazetteer Series.Thacker, Spink. p. 397.Retrieved2 August2013.
- ^Bakshi, Shiri Ram; Ralhan, S.R. Bakshi And O.P. (2008).Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages.Sarup & Sons. p. 171.ISBN978-81-7625-806-7.Retrieved2 August2013.