Loss and Coping : Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem, Jo Beet Gayi So Baat Gayi
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Many of us are familiar with the lyrical ode to intoxication, the famous Hindi poem “Madhushala” (The Winehouse) by Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907-2003). Of course, the imagery of madira (wine), saaki (server) and pyala (cup) is only used as a trope to dwell on the complexity of life and the intoxication of poetry itself.
Loss and Coping : Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem, Jo Beet Gayi So Baat Gayi
Loss and Coping : Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s…
Loss and Coping : Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem, Jo Beet Gayi So Baat Gayi
Many of us are familiar with the lyrical ode to intoxication, the famous Hindi poem “Madhushala” (The Winehouse) by Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907-2003). Of course, the imagery of madira (wine), saaki (server) and pyala (cup) is only used as a trope to dwell on the complexity of life and the intoxication of poetry itself.