Madhushala
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Madhushala is a book of 135 quatrains (exact term rubaai) by Hindi poet and writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan, father of the actor Amitabh Bachchan. 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 madhusala (pub/bar).
First published in 1935, the book still sells briskly: the present publisher of the book regularly releases 2 to 3 editions every year. When first published, it met criticism from many people for its apparent praise of alcohol. As noted in Bachchan autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi, after listening to the poems, stated that these criticisms were unwarranted.
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