Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The most widely distributed and commonly used intoxicant in the world is Tobacco.Today, India is the world's second-largest tobacco producer and major consumer.The tobacco problem in India is more complex than in any other country due to the numerous ways people consume tobacco.Although tobacco has a relatively recent history in India, it was introduced in Bengal in the seventeenth century.In the 1920s, Bengal was the most important tobacco-producing and consuming region in British India.Before colonial times tobacco was traditionally consumed in the form of hookah and chewed with betel leaf.In colonial times, tobacco became an essential part of Bengali culture, and people used it in many different ways.To figure out why tobacco was so popular, we need to look at the Bengali culture of the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as how culture spread.Explain how the colonized Bengali people became involved with the various tobacco consumption patterns and the relationships between colonial authorities and the Bengali tobacco consumption society.
Author: Souvik Das
Institution: Bijoy Krishna Girls' College
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4366975491