| Author: | Bhawani Bhikshu |
| Language: | Nepali |
| Country: |  Nepal |
| Genre: | Regional fiction (Aanchalik upanyas) |
| Published: | 1975 (2032 BS) |
| Publisher: | Sajha Prakashan |
| Pages: | 598 |
| Media Type: | Print (Paperback) |
| Pub Date: | 1975 |
| Title Orig: | आगत |
| Orig Lang Code: | ne |
| Preceded By: | Subhadra Bajai |
| Followed By: | Pipe No. 2 |
Aagat is a Nepali novel by Bhawani Bhikshu.[1] It was published in 1975 (2032 BS) by Sajha Prakashan.[2] [3] It won the prestigious Madan Puraskar in the same year. Bhikshu spent 25 years to complete the novel.[4]
The novel depicts the lifestyle and culture of the Madhesh region of Nepal.[5] The book presents transitional period of Nepali history. The period when land-reform and the uprooting of feudal aristocracy was happening is depicted in the novel. The novel is considered a first Aanchalik (regional) writing of Nepali literature.
The book won the Madan Puraskar for 2032 BS (1975) presented by the Madan Puraskar Guthi.[6] It also received the Sajha Puraskar in the same year which is awarded to the best book published within the Sajha Publications.