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Hindi poem book by Harivansh Rai Bachchan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madhushala (Hindi: मधुशाला) (The Tavern/The House of Wine) is a book of 135 "quatrains": verses of four lines (Ruba'i) by Hindi poet and writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003). The highly metaphorical work is still celebrated for its deeply Vedantic and Sufi incantations and philosophical undertones[1] and is an important work in the Chhayavaad (Neo-romanticism) literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature.
Author | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
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Language | Hindi |
Genre | Hindi Poem |
Publisher | Hind Pocket Books |
Publication date | 1935 |
Publication place | India |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | 81-216-0125-8 |
Followed by | Madhubala |
All the rubaaiaa (the plural for rubaai) end in the word madhushala. The poet tries to explain the complexity of life with his four instruments, which appear in almost every verse: madhu, madira or haala (wine), saaki (server), pyaala (cup or glass) and of course madhushala, madiralaya (pub/bar).
The publication of the work in 1935 brought Harivanshrai Bachchan instant fame, and his own recitation of the poems became a "craze" at poetry symposiums.[2]
Madhushala was part of his trilogy inspired by Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, which he had earlier translated into Hindi. The other titles in the trilogy were Madhubala (मधुबाला) (1936) and Madhukalash मधुकलश) (1937).[2]
A recording of selected Rubaai from Madhushala was released by HMV, where twenty stanzas were chosen and sung by Manna Dey, while the first one was sung by Bachchan himself. The music was composed by Jaidev.[3] His son, actor Amitabh Bachchan, has read the verses on several occasions, most notably at Lincoln Center, New York City. The text has also been choreographed for stage performances.[4]
This is the famous 50th stanza of the poem:
Devnagri transcription | English translation |
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Muslims and Hindus are two but their glasses are one
But their bar is one and their wine is one Both are equal until they enter in a temple or in a mosque Temple and mosques increases enmity [between religions] but bar makes equality. |
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