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Hadia may refer to : * Handia (drink) Handia (Also handi or hadiya) is a rice beer originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in the Indian states of Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. Etymology ''Handia'' comes from the Odia, a ..., a rice beer popular in Northern India * Hadia (name), list of people with the name {{disambig ...
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Handia (drink)
Handia (Also handi or hadiya) is a rice beer originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in the Indian states of Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. Etymology ''Handia'' comes from the Odia, among other Indian languages, "handi" (ହାଣ୍ଡି) which means ''earthen pot'', where it was traditionally prepared. History Evidence of fermentation and alcoholic beverages has been found in the Indus valley civilization during the Chalcolithic Period from 3000 BC to 2000 BC in India. In Ancient India, the Vedas mention a beer-like drink called ''sura''. It was the favourite of the god Indra. Kautilya has mentioned two intoxicating beverages made from rice called ''Medaka'' and ''Prasanna''. Megasthenes, the Greek Ambassador to Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya mentioned about rice beer in his book Indica where he mention Indian make wine from rice instead of barley. He mentioned Indian never drink rice wine except during sacri ...
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