rice beer

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garo_peopleRice beer is the staple diet of indigenous people in India! From North to South,East to West, all the tribals consume rice beer with every meal. It is brewed at home using simple techniques. It is cheap and highly nutritious.
The tribals in India are essentially warriors and were an important part of every army in ancient India. They were proficient in archery and sword craft. Even the women were trained to use weapons.
Fortunately the evils of modern civilization have not been able to affect their traditional life-style yet though it is under severe attack by commercial interests. Love for nature is an integral part of the life-style of the indigenous people all over the world.
Rice Beer is very popular in S.East Asia and Japan. It is time that instead of brewing beer with expensive imported hops,the Indian liquor industry should start producing rice beer!