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The Madhushala Podcast: exploring the soul of Bachchan's poetry
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Welcome to The Madhushala Podcast (मधुशाला मंथन), based on Harivansh Rai Bachchan's epic poetry. In this, we explore the soul and essence of Hindi poetry, poet's life-stories, philosophy and a bit of India's history. In the previous episode
In the previous episode, we had talked about the importance of dissatisfaction in life and told why Bachchan had to leave his well-organized life and go for military training, and some poems related to the same. Today let us tell you an inciden
In the previous episode, we had talked about the fragility of life, a small discussion on the ornaments of poetry called “Alankar”, and told why Bachchan's family members used to hide certain things from him. Today’s episode talks about the
In the previous episode, we spoke about the comic side of Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan and some of the lighter shades in the poet’s life, especially the ones from his university days. Let’s talk about the volatility of life in today’s episode an
In the previous episode, we spoke about Bachchan’s meeting with Sarojini Naidu and introduction with Nehru – Indira family. There was also a poetic introduction of Mr Bachchan. In this episode, a comic intro of the poet and little more bit from
In the previous episode, we spoke about poet’s unquenched thirst and about his work as a special officer of Hindi at the Ministry of External Affairs (Videsh Mantralaya). In this episode, a poem about why people worry much. (read m
In the previous episode, we spoke about the insults that Bachchan has to endure during his Pioneer Press days and how later in his life, he took a sort of revenge on society for such old insults. In this episode, we speak about an interesting
In the previous episode, we spoke the games fate or ‘Niyati’ plays, and a story about Bachchan’s first independent and important decision in life when he was barely a teenager. We also read two poems by Maithilisharan Gupt and Ramdhari Singh ‘D
30. Bachchan’s first important decision and destiny / भाग्य प्रबल, मानव निर्बल का पाठ पढ़ाती मधुशाला
In the previous episode, we spoke about a story from Bachchan’s childhood and what his father’s family Guru had predicted about Bachchan’s future. There was also a Nazm by Nazeer Akbarabadi – “Sab thath pada rah javega, jab laad c
In the previous episode, we spoke about why people worry much about life and destiny. We also discussed Shakespeare’s “character is destiny” and the initial days of Amitabh Bachchan practicing his hands on acting. In this episode, w
In the previous episode, we spoke about the mannerism and the beautyof language in Lucknow and why ‘Saaki’ got bored of the poet. There was also a story of Bachchan’s encounter with illness. In this episode, we speak about poet’s unque
In the previous episode, we spoke about what Bachchan used to say about the men-women relationship and discussed a controversy often attached to a line by Goswami Tulsidas (read more here)पिछले अंक में हमने बात की थी कि बच्चन बाबू स
WFH could well be Work from Himalayas, or Working remotely from Hills!That’s what we did before COVID wave surged again. In this episode, we travel to a small village called Jibhi, in Himachal. We talk about the experience of working remotely,
In the previous episode, we told a story from the Cambridge University days and how Bachchan was often mistaken for being younger, and of romance in Madhushala. In this episode, we talk about romance, of beauty and an analysis of Tulsid
In the previous episode, we spoke about the extreme criticism faced by Madhushala and how Bachchan was threatened to be shot in Patna once. There was another story of the friendship of Sumitranandan Pant and Bachchan. Today, a story from Ca
In the previous episode, we spoke about the social boycott of Bachchan family for attending a wedding, alongside a poem from Madhushala on the topic. Today, a story of Madhushala’s extreme criticism and Bachchan’s poetic reaction to that, and a
In the previous episode, we shared a story from the life of Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s father, that how he alone stood up to a mob to stop a communal riot in their colony and was successful too. There was also a story about how adamant or dete
In the previous episode, we spoke about hesitation and moving beyond that, and if a someone is capable enough, there is nothing she/he can’t achieve. Now there are plenty of poems on caste/religion in Madhushala, so let’s hear about an experien
In the previous episode, we spoke about ‘Rambha’, one of the apsaras (nymph, fairy) from Indralok (heavens), and Apsaras in the life of Dr Bachchan. There was also a story of Yagna and Som-Sura and a word Dron-Kalash. Today, we talk about the i
You can read the full script of the episode here. In the previous episode, we spoke about nostalgia and augmented reality, how we see some old faces and visuals in a different context. We also told a beautiful story of Emerald island (Markat).
Mrig Trishna or Mirage - this is the story of two women in Mr Bachchan’s life and the reflection of these experiences on his poetry. Circa 1925, Champa who was Karkal’s wife, and a dream-world that a young Harivansh and his best friend Karkal h
In the previous episode, we spoke about the deep and strange relationship between the arid sandy deserts of Sahara and the dense green rainforests of Amazon, the Yin-Yang of it and why we discuss this in Madhushala. One more story was from Bach
In the previous episode, we time-travelled to Mahabharat era where Guru Drona was testing his students and then we spoke about Koyal’s penance, how it turned white to black. In this episode, we take a walk in the nature and how far and distant
You can read the full script of this episode on Madhushala Blog here.In the previous episode, we talked about the the Bachchan's struggles for publishing Madhushala as a book for the first time, and then the blessings that he received. We also
In 1954, when Bachchan ji landed in Mumbai after sailing for 18 days on his return journey from London, there was a Kavi Goshthi organized in his honor. He was asked to recite some poems, but he recited a fun parody instead, rhyming with the na
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