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Cultivated ganja for medical purposes for Britishers: Kunal on Ganjawala surname

short by Udit Gupta / on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026
Singer Kunal Ganjawala shared the story behind his surname, revealing that his forefathers cultivated marijuana for medicinal needs in the British era. "My father informed me that we had tax exemptions...because the British procured it from us and had granted us the title Rao Saheb," he said, adding that Britishers used to create opium-based injections for cancer patients.
read more at Hindustan Times