Gopal Prasad Rimal
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Gopal Prasad Rimal was a poet
from Kathmandu, Nepal
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During Rimal's adolescence, he came under the influence of revolutionaries who were aspiring to overthrow the Rana dynasty
. Though Rimal had begun his career as a successful poet in 1930 and as a playwright in 1940, it was in 1941 that the real Rimal emerged on the center stage of Nepal's literary and political arena. In 1941, the execution
of Dashrath Chand and his friends fired Rimal's imagination and thus revolution became the bedrock of his creative ventures. Rimal founded a creative organization called "Praja Panchayat" to raise a voice against the suppression of Nepalese masses by the Rana rulers, and was imprisoned on several occasions for his involvement in the movement. He played a pivotal role in making the 1950–51 Democratic Movement successful, but soon after he grew disillusioned. His dreams of a democratic Nepal were shattered as "harlots of anarchy" in the garb of democracy started dancing in the "castles of filth." Rimal lost his mental balance and was sent to an asylum in Ranchi. Later, he was brought back to Nepal to spend the rest of his life roaming insane in the streets of Kathmandu. Rimal died in 1973.
Gopal Prasad Rimal's "Ama" is a popular poem in Nepal. The following are few verses from this poem:
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
from Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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During Rimal's adolescence, he came under the influence of revolutionaries who were aspiring to overthrow the Rana dynasty
Rana dynasty
The Rana dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1953, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary...
. Though Rimal had begun his career as a successful poet in 1930 and as a playwright in 1940, it was in 1941 that the real Rimal emerged on the center stage of Nepal's literary and political arena. In 1941, the execution
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
of Dashrath Chand and his friends fired Rimal's imagination and thus revolution became the bedrock of his creative ventures. Rimal founded a creative organization called "Praja Panchayat" to raise a voice against the suppression of Nepalese masses by the Rana rulers, and was imprisoned on several occasions for his involvement in the movement. He played a pivotal role in making the 1950–51 Democratic Movement successful, but soon after he grew disillusioned. His dreams of a democratic Nepal were shattered as "harlots of anarchy" in the garb of democracy started dancing in the "castles of filth." Rimal lost his mental balance and was sent to an asylum in Ranchi. Later, he was brought back to Nepal to spend the rest of his life roaming insane in the streets of Kathmandu. Rimal died in 1973.
Gopal Prasad Rimal's "Ama" is a popular poem in Nepal. The following are few verses from this poem:
आमा, त्यो आउँछ र ?
“हो, बा, त्यो आउँछ ।
त्यो बिहानको सूर्यझैँ उज्यालो छर्दै आउँछ ।
त्यसको कम्मरमा झुन्डिएको शीतजस्तै टल्कने
तिमी एक हतियार देख्नेछौ;
त्यसैले ऊ अधर्मसित लड्नेछ !
त्यो आउँदा तिमी पहिले त सपना हो कि भनेर
छामछुम गर्नेछौ, तर त्यो हिउँ र आगोभनदा पनि
बढ्ता छोइने भएर आउँछ ।”
हो र आमा ?