"Madhushala (The Tavern/The House of Wine) 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 Chhayavaad (Neo-romanticism) literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature.

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.

"Madhushala" was part of his trilogy inspired by Omar Khayyam's "Rubaiyat", which he had earlier translated into Hindi. The other titles in the trilogy were "Madhubala" (1936) and "Madhukalash" (1937).

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature.

He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work "Madhushala". He was the father of Amitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. His wife Teji Bachchan was a social activist. In 1976, he received the "Padma Bhushan" for his service to Hindi literature.

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