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Madhushala
Sign in to saveMadhushala () 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 and is an important work in the Chhayavad (Neo-romanticism) literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature.
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- Author
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- First published
- 1979
- Editions
- 4
- Subjects
- Hindi poetry, Translations into English
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- Author
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- Country of origin
- India
- Followed by
- Madhubala
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- publication date
- 1935-00-00
- language of work or name
- Hindi
- title
- मधुशाला
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Madhushala () 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 and is an important work in the Chhayavad (Neo-romanticism) literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature.
All the ''ruba'ia (the plural for ruba'i) 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 hala (wine), saki (server), pyala (cup or glass) and of course madhushala, madiralaya (pub or bar).
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