Here's a small list of popular books that can help and introduce you to Ancient India. They are all available in English, by the way.
1- "A History of India, vol. 1: From Origins to 1300" (Romila Thapar)
2- "Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature; Being a Collection of Greek and Latin Texts Relating to India, Extracted from Herodotus and Other" (John Watson McCrindle)
3- "The Philosophy of Ancient India" (Richard von Garbe)
4- "Ancient India: in Historical Outline" (D.N. Jha)
5- "The Ancient Geography Of India" (Alexander Cunningham)
I believe the answer is: Loss of judgement
People that had blood alcohol level of .05 and higher had higher tendencies to do the things that they do not normally do without the influence of alcohol. This increase their tendencies to do things such as screaming in public places, making open sexual advance, driving in high speed, etc.
The prominent issue in the American colonies was taxation without representation, although there were many other issues among those.