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{{Infobox book | 
| name = Madhushala
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| author = [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]]
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| series =
| genre = Hindi Poem
| publisher = Hind [[Pocket Books]]
| release_date = 1935
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
| pages =
| isbn = 81-216-0125-8
| followed_by = Madhubala
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'''''Madhushala''''' ({{lang-hi|मधुशाला}}) ('''The Tavern/The House of Wine''') is a book of 135 "[[quatrain]]s": 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<ref>[http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/72.html Madhushala (The Tavern)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514193203/http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/72.html |date=2008-05-14 }} www.cs.rice.edu.</ref> and is an important work in the [[Chhayavaad]] (Neo-romanticism) literary movement of early 20th century [[Hindi literature]].

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.<ref name=frontline>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Rajendra|title=The romantic rebel. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, 1907-2003 (Obituary)|url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl2003/stories/20030214007511800.htm|accessdate=6 March 2014|newspaper=Frontline|date=February 1, 2003|quote=Harivanshrai Bachchan must have published some 30 collections of his poetry. Yet he is known mostly for his poetic trilogy of Madhushaala, Madhubaala and Madhukalash, and more so for the first of these. Published in 1935, Madhushaala did not just bring Bachchan instant fame. Rendered by the poet at various kavi sammelans, it literally became a craze. The poet's cinema-star son Amitabh Bachchan was not very far off the mark when he said that the kind of stardom he enjoyed today, had come his father's way a long time back.}}</ref>

''Madhushala'' was part of his [[trilogy]] inspired by [[Omar Khayyam]]'s ''[[Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam|Rubaiyat]]'', which he had earlier translated into Hindi. The other titles in the trilogy were ''Madhubala (मधुबाला)'' (1936) and ''Madhukalash मधुकलश)'' (1937).<ref name=frontline/>

==Madhushala in Media==
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=18091 |title=Madhushala Audio |access-date=2008-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518194412/http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/searchresults.asp?ProdStock=18091 |archive-date=2007-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Rajendra|title=The romantic rebel. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, 1907-2003 (Obituary)|url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl2003/stories/20030214007511800.htm|accessdate=6 March 2014|newspaper=Frontline|date=February 1, 2003|quote=Harivanshrai Bachchan's stardom, unique in Hindi literature, was mostly the gift of Madhushaala. It is undoubtedly one of the most enduring works of modern Hindi literature. It has been translated into English and regional Indian languages such as Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam. It has been choreographed, and performed on stage. It was also one the first pieces of Hindi poetry that was set to music, with its best-selling cassettes and CDs attracting generations of listeners.}}</ref>

==Text==
* ''मधु'' शाला {{ISBN|81-216-0125-8}}.
* ''Madhushala'' by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Penguin Books, 1990. {{ISBN|0-14-012009-2}}.
* ''Madhushala'' by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, in German, Draupadi-Verlag, Heidelberg (Germany), 2009. {{ISBN|978-3-937603-40-7}}.

==References==
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* [http://www.youthpoetry.com/2015/09/Hindi-Poetry-Best-Lines-from-Madhushala-by-H-R-Bachchan-Hindi-Poems-collection.htmlमधुशाला मधुशाला का मूल पाठ] (विकीस्रोत पर)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170614020351/https://wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8 हरिवंश राय बच्चन] (विकीस्रोत पर)

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180623045500/http://madhushalahrb.webs.com/ मधुशाला की पूरी कविता एक स्थान पे ]
* [http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_/_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8 Madhushala at Kavita Kosh]

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