''Pagal'' ( ne, पागल, translation=The Lunatic) is a 1953
poem by Nepalese writer
Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
In 1939, Devkota's brothers admitted him to a
mental hospital in
Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
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British India where he stayed at the hospital for five months.
''Pagal'' was published in 1953 and it was translated to English as ''The Lunatic'' by Laxmi Prasad Devkota in 1956.
''Pagal'' is one of the popular poems in Nepal and it is sometimes regarded as a classic poem of
Nepali literature
Nepali literature ( ne, नेपाली साहित्य) refers to literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958.Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Lite ...
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References
1953 poems
Nepalese poems
Poems about diseases and disorders
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