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Gopal Prasad Rimal (or (ネパール語:गोपाल प्रसाद रिमाल); Gopālprasād Rimāl, 1918–1973) was a poet from Kathmandu, Nepal. According to scholar Michael J. Hutt, "he is remembered as the first "revolutionary" Nepali poet and the first to reject the use of meter".〔''(Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature )'' (Voices from Asia), edited and translated by Michael J. Hutt, University of California Press, 1991. p. 73. ISBN 9780520910263〕 == Biography and career == His parents were Umakanta Rimal and Aditya Kumari Rimal. His first poem, entitled "Kavi ko Gayan" was published in a monthly magazine, "Sarada". During Rimal's adolescence, he came under the influence of revolutionaries who were aspiring to overthrow the Rana dynasty. Rimal began his career as a successful poet in 1930 and as a playwright in 1940. In 1941, after the execution of a group of political agitators, including Dashrath Chand, Rimal gathered a group of young poets to protest together by singing hymns, at Pashupatinath Temple in the mornings, and at the shrine of Shobhā Bhagavatī in the evenings. Rimal founded a creative organization called "Praja Panchayat" to oppose the Rana rulers, and was imprisoned on several occasions for his involvement in the movement. He played a pivotal role in making the 1950–52 Democratic Movement successful, but became disillusioned, and "felt betrayed by the factional strife."〔''(Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature )'' (Voices from Asia), edited and translated by Michael J. Hutt, University of California Press, 1991. p. 75. ISBN 9780520910263〕 His dreams of a democratic Nepal shattered, Rimal subsequently 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gopal Prasad Rimal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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