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Source: Se. Nallasami, ["Kal thadai seiya pada vendiya bothai porula?"] C. Nallasamy, "Is Toddy a Drug that should be Banned?" (Chennai: Farmers Press, 2019), p. 21.https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/making_liquor_in_the_traditional_way.jpgMaking_liquor_in_the_traditional_wayMaking liquor the traditional way, India. Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mahua_flower_and_jaggery_mixture.jpgMahua_Flower_and_Jaggery_mixtureStirring a mixture of fermenting mahua flowers and jaggery. Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mahua_flowers_1.jpgMahua_Flowers_1Flowers of Madhuca Indica, commonly known as mahua, used to make the alcohol of the same name. Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/chicha_-_fiesta_del_huan_-_templo_del_sol_-_suamox_-_boyaca_-_colombia.jpgChicha served at the yearly "Fiesta del Huán", winter solstice ceremony, celebrated at the Archaeology Museum of Sogamoso, Boyacá, Colombia. Source: Wikimedia Commons https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/collection_of_country_liquor_01.jpgCollection_of_country_liquor_01The method by which country liquor is collected from trees. Image from the Adivasi Mela at Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha state, India. 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Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/still_design_patent_-_nara_-_305887.jpgLandscapeStills similar to the one represented in this drawing were used to make distilled liquors and were commonly used to America during the early 19th-century. Source: Wikimedia Commons2025-07-30T13:57:17+00:00monthlyhttps://darineealagirisamy.net/posts/2025-07-30T13:56:08+00:00weekly0.6https://darineealagirisamy.net/2025/07/30/neera-history-and-the-making-of-a-heritage-drink/https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-2.pngimagehttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/myanmar_jaggery.jpegMyanmar_Jaggeryhttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/whatsapp_image_2022-09-30_at_17.19.58-removebg-preview.jpgwhatsapp_image_2022-09-30_at_17.19.58-removebg-previewhttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fresh_palm_wine.jpgFresh_Palm_Winehttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/weld_1862_in_india_pg370_088_climbing_toddy-drawer.jpgWELD_1862_in_India_pg370_(088_Climbing_Toddy-Drawerhttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/640px-thumbnail.jpg640px-thumbnailThe Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh addressing at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Farmers’ Training Centre and Regional Office building, on 37th foundation day of Coconut Development Board, in Patna, Bihar on January 12, 2017.https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bapu_kuti_in_sevagram_ashram1-wardha-maharashtra.jpgBapu_Kuti_in_Sevagram_Ashram1-Wardha-Maharashtrahttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/palm_tree_leaves_green.jpgPalm_tree_leaves_green2025-07-30T04:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://darineealagirisamy.net/2025/07/13/coolies-chorus-enjoy-enjaami/https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_eab1ae05523d-1-1.jpegIMG_EAB1AE05523D-1https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tamil_woman_srilanka_1907.jpgTamil_Woman_SriLanka_1907Tamil woman working in a Sri Lankan plantation. Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img-indianwomancarryinglapex-oy2rc9jyvn0ia1ebo85zuouzbqarqktf348jpzmby0-e1691475133362.jpgimg-indianwomancarryinglapex-oy2rc9jyvn0ia1ebo85zuouzbqarqktf348jpzmby0-e1691475133362https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/parai_attam.jpgParai_attamA parai melam artiste in Tamil Nadu. Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_1435.jpgIMG_1435In the 1980s, Dr. R. Thandayutham journeyed across Malaysian plantations, recording the voices of Tamil estate labourers. With the help of students, he transcribed over 500 folk songs - verses of pain, resilience and memory passed down through generations. Source: plantation.life.https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_ff6cc97dd9ff-1.jpegIMG_FF6CC97DD9FF-1https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_e0e24e6d9c43-1.jpegIMG_E0E24E6D9C43-1Singing the songs the pioneers of the plantation frontier once sang. Courtesy: plantation.lifehttps://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_eab1ae05523d-1.jpegIMG_EAB1AE05523D-1https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_13626e7d396b-1.jpegIMG_13626E7D396B-1In the 1980s, Dr. R. Thandayutham journeyed across Malaysian plantations, recording the voices of Tamil estate labourers. With the help of students, he transcribed over 500 folk songs - verses of pain, resilience and memory passed down through generations. Source: plantation.life, Instagram.https://darineealagirisamy.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/six_scenes_from_a_tamil_village_and_neigbouring_tea_plantati_wellcome_v0019224.jpgSix_scenes_from_a_Tamil_village_and_neigbouring_tea_plantati_Wellcome_V0019224Six scenes from a Tamil village and neigbouring tea plantation. Coloured pen and ink drawing by J. Gulich, c. 1889. 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