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Currently we don't have really good sources for the name Sulai. The present sources generally use the other names mentioned in the article, while Sulai really is the common name. Better sources for this would be appreciated.
Martijn Hoekstra (
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09:05, 29 June 2013 (UTC)reply
I've never heard of Sulai before, but the
Tharra article states, "Tharra brewed in Assam is known as Sulai.", which would indicate this is a translation. The statement has no source though. This article states, "Sulai is known as tharra in north India" as well. Both articles say they are fermented from sugar cane/molasses, but Sulai also mentions rice. I dont know if that's just an Assamese variation of tharra or if its another kind of alcohol. I tried Googling "sulai", "sulai assam", "sulai alcohol" and "sulai liquor". I only found two relevant links. One is a
picture of an "illegal local sulai liquor stall" and the other is a news article that mentions sulai once, "During
Rongali Bihu liquor worth Rs 45 lakh of different brands has been sold at different wine shops besides the homemade sulai liquor." Neither really help.
BigJolly9 (
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15:24, 29 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Two remarks:
Although the article says "sulai" is another word for
handia, with a link to the article
Handia, the article
Handia is about a town. It doesn't even mention any alcoholic beverages.
Yes, the
Tharra article says that "Tharra brewed in Assam is known as Sulai", it only says that because someone added that sentence to it on 19 June, and the person (anonymous IP address
129.67.117.52) who added that statement is the same person who wrote this ("sulai") article!
Sorry, didnt see this. In my opinion, this article should be merged with
Tharra. Its highly unusual not to get a proper Google result for a type of liquor. Tharra has hits for both Indian and Pakistani newspapers.
BigJolly9 (
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Currently we don't have really good sources for the name Sulai. The present sources generally use the other names mentioned in the article, while Sulai really is the common name. Better sources for this would be appreciated.
Martijn Hoekstra (
talk)
09:05, 29 June 2013 (UTC)reply
I've never heard of Sulai before, but the
Tharra article states, "Tharra brewed in Assam is known as Sulai.", which would indicate this is a translation. The statement has no source though. This article states, "Sulai is known as tharra in north India" as well. Both articles say they are fermented from sugar cane/molasses, but Sulai also mentions rice. I dont know if that's just an Assamese variation of tharra or if its another kind of alcohol. I tried Googling "sulai", "sulai assam", "sulai alcohol" and "sulai liquor". I only found two relevant links. One is a
picture of an "illegal local sulai liquor stall" and the other is a news article that mentions sulai once, "During
Rongali Bihu liquor worth Rs 45 lakh of different brands has been sold at different wine shops besides the homemade sulai liquor." Neither really help.
BigJolly9 (
talk)
15:24, 29 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Two remarks:
Although the article says "sulai" is another word for
handia, with a link to the article
Handia, the article
Handia is about a town. It doesn't even mention any alcoholic beverages.
Yes, the
Tharra article says that "Tharra brewed in Assam is known as Sulai", it only says that because someone added that sentence to it on 19 June, and the person (anonymous IP address
129.67.117.52) who added that statement is the same person who wrote this ("sulai") article!
Sorry, didnt see this. In my opinion, this article should be merged with
Tharra. Its highly unusual not to get a proper Google result for a type of liquor. Tharra has hits for both Indian and Pakistani newspapers.
BigJolly9 (
talk)