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In a country like India which has an exploding population and a large chunk of that living under poverty and extreme conditions. Malnutrition figures of Indian people are not so good; people are not even able to get two-time meal easily, they have to toil hard for that. In spite of these all deteriorating living conditions people are addicted to alcohol and spending a larger part of their earnings on it, instead of improving their lifestyle. But the question arises, why people in large number are addicted to alcohol? And how this habit affecting them and their family and all over society? Does this affecting countries growth? In this paper we will discuss these all question and their answers from the point of view of Mahatma Gandhi, we will see how Mahatma Gandhi understood this drunkard society and what they suggested the solution for it, like sweeping out the existence of drink revenue and abolishing the liquor shops. This paper is based on content analysis written by Mahatma Gandhi and other people on the related topic.