It was couple of years back when I was watching Sahara One channel, there was an inimitable Kavi sammelan program in which all members of Bachchan family were present. Amitabh Bachchan recited his father-late Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s Madhushala poetry, and later even got to know that this event is organized every year. The Akhil Bharatiya Kavi Sammelan organised on the birth anniversary of one of the greatest Hindi poets and composer of 'Madhushala', Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It was the day I started liking and enjoying Hindi poetry.
Madhushala is one of Harivansh Rai Bachchan's most famous compositions. Madhushala-which means The Tavern/The House of Wine, explains the complexity of life with four instruments, which appear in almost every verse: madhu, madira or haala (wine), saaki (server), pyaala (cup or glass) and of course madhusala, madiralaya (pub/bar). "Madhushala" an eternal creation by Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan was a craze, and whenever Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachhan presented it on Stage, the audience became so personally involved in it that the entire Hall seemed to be swayed under the influence of the message in it. But if ever asked to introduce himself, he had a simple introduction: Mitti ka tan, masti ka man, kshan-bhar jivan -- mera parichay.
Madhushala is not about encouraging one adoring to alcoholism, but it’s an art of describing different phases of life. Few verses of our madhushala which describes the different scenarios of life as said are mentioned below.
