Mathematics of emotions

Pagal Basti mentioned in the book is a metaphor for how a sane civilisation could turn into a dysfunctional settlement of lunatics if the right decisions aren’t made.

When was `the last time you read a book and said, ‘There is no other book like this,’ or thought, ‘This breaks the orthodoxy style of literature.’ The latter proved to be true after I read ‘Pagal Basti’ by Sarubhakta (Bhakta Raj Shrestha). Published in 1991 and bagging the most prestigious ‘Madan Puraskar’ in the same year, this piece of art has its own form of distinctness. Such distinctness comes in the form of writing style, dark humour, subtle satire, and a deep philosophical meaning that weighs you down because of its strong gravity.