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The Indian Rajputs fought several times for the Mughals but needed drugs to enhance their spirit. They would take a double dose of opium before fighting. Muslim soldiers would also take opium.[1] Mughals would give opium to their Rajput soldiers on a regular basis in the 17th century.[2] During the British rule, Opium addiction was considered a serious demoralising vice of the Rajput community.[3] Arabs brought opium to India in the 9th century. The Indian Council of Medical Research on "Pattern and Process of Drug and alcohol use in India" , states that opium gives a person enhanced physical strength and capacity. Studies of K.K.Ganguly, K. Sharma, and Krishnamachari, on opium usage also mention that the Rajputs would use opium for important ceremonies, relief from emotional distress, for increasing longevity and for enhancing sexual pleasure.[4] Opium was also consumed when Vahīvancā bards would recite poetry and stories about the Rajputs and their ancestors. After the Independence of India, and the political integration of India, educated Rajputs have mainly discontinued both the usage of opium and recitation of bardic poetry.[5]
- ↑ Abraham Eraly (17 July 2007). The Mughal World. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 386–. ISBN 978-81-8475-315-8.
- ↑ Archana Calangutcar. "MARWARIS IN OPIUM TRADE: A JOURNEY TO BOMBAY IN THE 19th CENTURY". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 67 (2006-2007): 745–753. JSTOR 44147994.
In the seventeenth century the. Mughals followed a practice of giving opium to the Rajput soldiers regularly
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Anil Chandra Banerjee (1980). The Rajput States and British Paramountcy. Rajesh Publications. p. 47.
Addiction to opium was one of the most demoralising features of Rajput society
- ↑ Dr.K.K.Ganguly, Scientist , Indian Council of Medical Research Headquarters, New Delhi (2008). "Pattern and Process of Drug and alcohol use in India - Bulletin(vol 38, No 1-3)". Indian Council Medical research.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Shah, A. M.; Shroff, R. G. (1958). "The Vahīvancā Bāroṭs of Gujarat: A Caste of Genealogists and Mythographers". The Journal of American Folklore. American Folklore Society. 71 (281): 264. doi:10.2307/538561. JSTOR 538561 – via JSTOR.