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(b. 27th November 1907, d. 18th January 2003)
A postage stamp to honor Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan. |
Madhushala by Manna Dey.
Madhushala by Amitabh (2). |
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Madhushala by Amitabh (1) |
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BBC audio on the death of Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan (track also includes couplets in his own voice!) requires real player! |
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| Amitabh Bachchan recites Dr. Bachchan's selected poetry (click) | |
| Jeevan ki Aapadhapi Mein | A useful website on Dr. Bachchan |
| Madhushala in Unicode - Complete Verses | A comprehensive resource on Dr. Bachchan |
| Dr. Bachchan at Kavita Kosh | A letter to Pandit Nrendra Sharma |
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Obituaries |
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| My Father My Hero - Amitabh Bachchan | BBC News on the death of Dr. Bachchan |
| The Romantic Rebel - obituary by Rajendra Sharma | Harivansh Rai Bachchan: Bright star of Hindi poetry |
| India Travel Times on Dr. Bachchan's death | |
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I could not attend Dr. Bachchan's funeral! but dedicated my two poems to him on 19th January 2003. (The email id mentioned in these pictures are not with me anymore!) |
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I also wrote to Amitabh Bachchan on two more occasions on the death anniversaries of Dr. Bachchan! If the superstar did not have time to acknowledge it is quite understandable. I will have a lifetime regret that I could not attend the funeral of Dr. Bachchan because of his being the father of India's biggest superstar! The bundobast and security around his final rites meant the common man could not bid farewell to him on his final journey!
I only wish that Amitabh Bachchan takes initiative to build a memorial for Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan where matter and material related to Dr. Bachchan is available to the common man. It will be a great service if such centres are enacted at Allahabad, Delhi and Mumbai. (Rach do ab Nai Madhushala! )
It will be a perfect way to mark the birth centenary of a great Hindi Poet who was loved by millions!
Comments and links may also be sent to me at anusite@gmail.com
