Pagal (poem) explained

Pagal
Author:	Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Original Title:	पागल
Original Title Lang:	ne
Written:	1953
Country:	Nepal
Language:	Nepali

Pagal (Nepali: पागल|translation=The Lunatic) is a 1953 poem by Nepalese writer Laxmi Prasad Devkota.^[1]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Adhikary. Dr Ramesh Prasad. 17 April 2020. Devkota's Voice Of Rebellion And Social Critique in the Lunatic. International Journal of All Research Writings. 1. 10. 98–106.
2. Book: Shrestha, Nanda R.. Historical Dictionary of Nepal. 8 February 2017. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-4422-7770-0. en.
3. Seale-Feldman. Aidan. 6 March 2020. Historicizing the Emergence of Global Mental Health in Nepal (1950-2019). HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies. 39. 2. 2471-3716.
4. Book: Contributions to Nepalese studies. 1990. Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University.. 209. en.
5. Book: Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. Devakota's Muna-Madana: Translation and Analysis. 1996. Sajha Co-operative Publication. 2. en.
6. Book: Vasudha. 1977. 34. en.