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Ghazipur, The Opium Mint: From 1820 to the Present by Kawal Deep Kour

Mar 21, 2025

New Delhi [India], March 21: Kawal Deep Kour's Ghazipur, The Opium Mint: From 1820 to the Present unearths a fascinating history that intertwines colonial ambitions, imperial power dynamics, and the global opium trade. This well-researched work explores the story of the Ghazipur Opium Factory, a significant colonial enterprise that not only produced raw opium but also played a key role in British colonial policy. The book chronicles the factory's evolution from its establishment under British rule to its current role as the "Government Opium and Alkaloid Works" in post-independent India.