For the first time, I'm deviating from my usual method of reviewing. First of all, I believe poetry is not something which can be reviewed. Secondly, when it is an epic work like this, one can only express their views.
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I had the pleasure of reading this book recently; written in 1933-34, sometime around when my grandparents were born. It makes me wonder; books, literature, written material is so wonderful. To have survived through generations.
In In the Afternoon of Time: An Autobiography by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, he states that "imitations or parodies of Madhushala had begun to appear immediately after its first public reading: the day after my recitation at Benares Hindu University in December 1933, Professor Manoranjan Prasad dashed off imitations of several verses and recited them during the course of my own readings the day following". In this book, from the fifteenth edition, the same professor has shared his experiences of the seminar along with a few quatrains of the parody he had created based on Bachchan's poem. Prof. Prasad writes that, and I translate, "My Madhushala concerns the materialistic, unlike Bachchan's mystic Madhushala".
Hindi is not my first language, and hence I had difficulty in understanding many of the verses. I had to consult a dictionary most of the times but, as they say, a literal translation is never impressive as far as poetry is concerned. I have also come across some translations by fellow readers/bloggers but, there also, the essence of the poem gets lost in translation. Now, the perfect and most poetic translation of this piece in English is the one done by Marjorie Boulton & Ram Swaroop Vyas, first published by Fortune Press in 1950, and the revised edition published by Penguin Books in 1989. In 2009, in India, from what I gathered from press reports; Madhushala – The House of Wine was reproduced again, this time with illustrations, and launched with much fanfare with the entire Bachchan clan in attendance. It's been nine years since, but I just could not find a single edition of that book anywhere. Why is it so? I couldn't find it in any of the publisher's websites either. And the few sites, including Amazon, where it is available, it costs a bomb! I would have loved to read it, in its entirety. It would have given me a better understanding of the text. As of now, only Columbia University's website has a PDF version of the book but, only the first twenty-five of the one-hundred-and-thirty-five quatrains are available in scanned format; while select American Universities have an edition of the same book in their library. I have added the link below to the same.
I don’t know why, studying both English and Hindi from the first standard itself, I haven’t been able to embrace the latter as well as I have done the former. Maybe, that is the reason that it took me from August to October to finish a book of 77 pages!
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Madhushala (Hindi) Hardcover – 7 June 1997
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हरिवंशराय बच्चन का जन्म 27 नवंबर, 1907 को प्रयाग में हुआ था। उनकी शिक्षा म्युनिसिपल स्कूल, कायस्थ पाठशाला, गवर्नमेंट कालेज, इलाहाबाद युनिवर्सिटी और काशी विश्वविद्यालय में हुई। 1941 से 1952 तक वे इलाहाबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में अंग्रेज़ी के लेक्चरर रहे। 1952 से 1954 तक इंग्लैण्ड में रहकर उन्होंने एक वर्ष अपने पूर्व पद पर तथा कुछ मास आकाशवाणी, इलाहाबाद में काम किया। फिर सोलह वर्ष दिल्ली में रहे-दस वर्ष विदेश मंत्रालय में हिन्दी विशेषज्ञ के पद पर और छह वर्ष राज्यसभा के मनोनीत सदस्य के रूप में। 18 जनवरी, 2003 को उनका स्वर्गवास हो गया। बच्चनजी को उनकी आत्मकथा के लिए भारतीय साहित्य के सर्वोच्च पुरस्कार 'सरस्वती सम्मान-1991' से सम्मानित किया गया। इसके अतिरिक्त उन्हें साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार' सोवियत लैंड नेहरू पुरस्कार तथा एफ्रो-एशियन राइटर्स कान्फ्रेंस का 'लोटस पुरस्कार' भी मिल चुका है। राष्ट्रपति ने भी उन्हें 'पद्मभूषण' से अलंकृत किया। हिन्दी साहित्य सम्मेलन ने उन्हें 'साहित्य वाचस्पति' की उपाधि प्रदान की।
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- Publisher : Rajpal & Sons (Rajpal Publishing); 2015th edition (7 June 1997)
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What a wonderful words writing by Bachchan Sahab. What we can say about him, just superb.

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खींच कल्पना की हाला
कवि साकी बनकर आया है
भरकर कविता का प्याला;
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा,
लाख पिऍं, दो लाख पिऍं!
पाठक गण हैं पीनेवाले,
पुस्तक मेरी मधुशाला!
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If you haven't read Madhushala yet and this lines doesn't inspire you to do so, then neither my reverence is going to do!!
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Get your copy and dwell into this magical place. Each stanza of this poem beholds something rare, inspiring and beautiful. It's a Profound and true to life treasure that you can always keep close to your heart, in a good time and in a bad time!
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Genre - Poetry
Pages - 77
No ratings needed for this book!!! Thousands of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me!!
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भावुकता अंगूर लता से
खींच कल्पना की हाला
कवि साकी बनकर आया है
भरकर कविता का प्याला;
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा,
लाख पिऍं, दो लाख पिऍं!
पाठक गण हैं पीनेवाले,
पुस्तक मेरी मधुशाला!
.
If you haven't read Madhushala yet and this lines doesn't inspire you to do so, then neither my reverence is going to do!!
.
Get your copy and dwell into this magical place. Each stanza of this poem beholds something rare, inspiring and beautiful. It's a Profound and true to life treasure that you can always keep close to your heart, in a good time and in a bad time!
.
Genre - Poetry
Pages - 77
No ratings needed for this book!!! Thousands of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me!!
खींच कल्पना की हाला
कवि साकी बनकर आया है
भरकर कविता का प्याला;
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा,
लाख पिऍं, दो लाख पिऍं!
पाठक गण हैं पीनेवाले,
पुस्तक मेरी मधुशाला!
.
If you haven't read Madhushala yet and this lines doesn't inspire you to do so, then neither my reverence is going to do!!
.
Get your copy and dwell into this magical place. Each stanza of this poem beholds something rare, inspiring and beautiful. It's a Profound and true to life treasure that you can always keep close to your heart, in a good time and in a bad time!
.
Genre - Poetry
Pages - 77
No ratings needed for this book!!! Thousands of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me!!

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One of the best book in Hindi literature and poetry
By Komal_reads on 25 November 2019
भावुकता अंगूर लता सेBy Komal_reads on 25 November 2019
खींच कल्पना की हाला
कवि साकी बनकर आया है
भरकर कविता का प्याला;
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा,
लाख पिऍं, दो लाख पिऍं!
पाठक गण हैं पीनेवाले,
पुस्तक मेरी मधुशाला!
.
If you haven't read Madhushala yet and this lines doesn't inspire you to do so, then neither my reverence is going to do!!
.
Get your copy and dwell into this magical place. Each stanza of this poem beholds something rare, inspiring and beautiful. It's a Profound and true to life treasure that you can always keep close to your heart, in a good time and in a bad time!
.
Genre - Poetry
Pages - 77
No ratings needed for this book!!! Thousands of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me!!
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Excellent book and delighted to have the lyrics to the famous tunes of Madhushala. One that is song by Amitabh Bachchan himself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19sMzT5Iln0 and the slightly longer version by Manna Dey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBNhFShxU-4 .
For the publishers , if you could come out with an edition in which the poem is interpreted , it would be nice. The poem itself is open to multiple views and was very thought provoking when it came out. Bachchanji travelled from village to village and recited the poem.Pity that this is not possible now.
But yes, publishers can either have a youtube edition of it being explained or create a book that has both the verses and the explanations.
I have held this poem dear to me for a decade or so. Always find something new in it. Finally delighted to have the complete poem - an outstanding poem of our glorious Hindi literature.
For the publishers , if you could come out with an edition in which the poem is interpreted , it would be nice. The poem itself is open to multiple views and was very thought provoking when it came out. Bachchanji travelled from village to village and recited the poem.Pity that this is not possible now.
But yes, publishers can either have a youtube edition of it being explained or create a book that has both the verses and the explanations.
I have held this poem dear to me for a decade or so. Always find something new in it. Finally delighted to have the complete poem - an outstanding poem of our glorious Hindi literature.
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If you are trying poetry for the first time this is where you start it. Do not read all of it at once or you will loose it. However author has suggested to read it in one go. For the first timers after every phrase take a break and try to understand word by word. It may sound exhausting but once you do this in initial stages then you will have no problem all the way to the end. Great use of language and stood the test of time.
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One who wants to review this book, must not do so.
One who wants to read this book, must do so.
I personally have read this book quite a few times and still each verse feels new whilst I sing the next one beforehand in my mind.
Each paragraph is philosophical, free from the earlier ones.
"Kis path jaaun asmamjas mein hai wah bhola-bhala...Raah pakad tu ek chala chal paa jaega madhushala"...."Madhushala" represents not just "daaru-ka-theka", but so much more.
If I have to put my all time favorite, amidst all other remarkable, groundbreaking or greatest poetic work, it would be this. Unquestionably. Undoubtedly. Period.
One who wants to read this book, must do so.
I personally have read this book quite a few times and still each verse feels new whilst I sing the next one beforehand in my mind.
Each paragraph is philosophical, free from the earlier ones.
"Kis path jaaun asmamjas mein hai wah bhola-bhala...Raah pakad tu ek chala chal paa jaega madhushala"...."Madhushala" represents not just "daaru-ka-theka", but so much more.
If I have to put my all time favorite, amidst all other remarkable, groundbreaking or greatest poetic work, it would be this. Unquestionably. Undoubtedly. Period.
Reviewed in India on 17 October 2020
ऐसा काव्य जिसे पढ़कर रोम रोम आनन्द से प्रफुल्लित हो उठे। जिसे पढ़कर बस ऐसा मन हो कि ये कभी खत्म ही न हो। बहुत ही अद्भुत अनन्य काव्य है। ज़रूर ख़रीदें और पढ़े। ईंटरनेट पर आपको काव्य मिल तो जाएगा परन्तु कुछ वाक़ये नही मिलेंगे जो इस पुस्तक के आखिरी में लिखे गए है।
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मधुशाला के पाठक
By Pankaj Vyas on 17 October 2020
ऐसा काव्य जिसे पढ़कर रोम रोम आनन्द से प्रफुल्लित हो उठे। जिसे पढ़कर बस ऐसा मन हो कि ये कभी खत्म ही न हो। बहुत ही अद्भुत अनन्य काव्य है। ज़रूर ख़रीदें और पढ़े। ईंटरनेट पर आपको काव्य मिल तो जाएगा परन्तु कुछ वाक़ये नही मिलेंगे जो इस पुस्तक के आखिरी में लिखे गए है।
By Pankaj Vyas on 17 October 2020
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