Pendhā (orpindia) was an intoxicating beverage, originating from theIndian subcontinent, made by thePindari community of mercenaries in central India in the 18th and 19th centuries, and possibly the etymological origin or the group's name.[1] The drink was said to have been made by fermentingsorghum (jowār),[1] or possibleIndigoferalinifolia (pandhi,pandheri pati).[2]