In Bombay, Prohibition didn’t just fail. It spawned the underworld The city responded to the 1949 law with its characteristic opportunism, and one-time thugs and smugglers switched livelihoods.
A chequered history: Does alcohol prohibition really work in India? The liquor ban in Bihar adds another chapter to the chequered history of prohibition in India.
5/21/2019 · This included bootlegging (thanks to prohibition which started in 1949 and was subsequently relaxed), In Bombay, Prohibition didn’t just fail. It spawned the underworld. It spawned the underworld. In the 60s the underworld got the job of busting trade unions which were controlled by communist parties.
