Pagal (poem)
Poem by Laxmi Prasad Devkota
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Pagal (Nepali: पागल, lit. 'The Lunatic') is a 1953 poem by Nepalese writer Laxmi Prasad Devkota.[1]
Original titleपागल
Written1953
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
| Pagal | |
|---|---|
| by Laxmi Prasad Devkota | |
| Original title | पागल |
| Written | 1953 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
In 1939, Devkota's brothers admitted him to a mental hospital in Ranchi, British India where he stayed at the hospital for five months.[2][3]
Pagal was published in 1953 and it was translated to English as The Lunatic by Laxmi Prasad Devkota in 1956.[4]
Pagal is one of the popular poems in Nepal and it is sometimes regarded as a classic poem of Nepali literature.[5][6]
