Koirala family
Koirala family is one of the important political families of Nepal in the Republican Era. The family was founded by Krishna Prasad Koirala, a Rana Era socio-political activist who was exiled to Bihar, India by then Prime Minister Maharaja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Many of the family members have remained prominent figures in the Nepali Congress party since the country's first democratic movement. Four members, three of them brothers and their maternal cousin Sushil Koirala, have been Prime Minister of Nepal. Some members who do not have political aspirations have gone on to become prominent members in Nepali society making substantial personal contributions in the professions, the arts, academia, and the media as Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala.
Koirala family were original inhabitants of Dumja village, Sindhuli district belonging to the Hill-Brahmin caste.Family members
Father: Krishna Prasad Koirala
Sons:
- Matrika Prasad Koirala ex-prime minister
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ex-prime minister
- Keshav Prasad Koirala
- Tarini Prasad Koirala journalist, writer
- Girija Prasad Koirala ex-prime minister
Daughters:
- Nalini Koirala
- Indira Koirala
- Vijaya Laxmi Koirala
- Sauri Koirala
Grandson:
- Sudarsun Koirala
Family of Matrika Prasad Koirala
Sons:
- Bimal Koirala, deceased, Sons: Bikash Koirala, Ashish Koirala
- Kamal Koirala, journalist, diplomat, politician with CPNUML, children: Dr. Kanchan Koirala, Richa Koirala
- Ajay Koirala, deceased Son: Amit Koirala Amit Koirala, Son: Atreya Koirala.
- Bijay Koirala
children: Anshu Koirala, Anisha Koirala Sapkota
- Sanjay Koirala, deceased, son: Dipanker Acharya-Koirala
Daughters:
- Sabita Koirala
- Kabita Koirala
Family of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Wife: Shushila Koirala
Sons:
- Prakash Koirala,
- *Siddharth Koirala, Grandson
- *Manisha Koirala, Granddaughter, Husband: Samrat Dahal
- Dr. Shree Harsh Koirala, Engineer
- * Shreyas Koirala, Grandson
- * Avanti Koirala, Granddaughter
- Dr. Shashanka Koirala, Eye Specialist, Leader of Nepali Congress
- * Supriya Koirala, Granddaughter
Daughter:
- Chetana Koirala
Family of Keshav Prasad Koirala
Wife: Nona Koirala
Sons:
- Niranjan Koirala, Sons : Himanshu Koirala, Bhaskar Koirala
- Dr. Shekhar Koirala, Nepali Congress-CWC Member, current Member of the Constituent Assembly, former Vice Chancellor of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
- * Neha Koirala
Family of Tarini Prasad Koirala
Wife: Rosa Koirala
Son:
- Jyoti Koirala, Engineer, NC General Convention Member, Wife: Indira Koirala, NC General Convention Member, Dr. Megha Koirala, Pooja Koirala
Daughter:
- Kalpana Koirala, deceased, husband: Laxman Basnet, president of Nepal Trade Union Congress Daughters: Aparna Basnet, Prasanna Basnet, Priyanka Basnet
Family of Girija Prasad Koirala
Wife: Sushma koirala
Daughter:
- Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister
Family of Sauri Koirala (Arjel)
Son:
- Uday Arjel - Deceased
Son: Dr. Russ Raj Arjal
Grandchildren: Reed Kathleen Arjal, Henry Raj Arjal, Soren Rose Arjal
Daughter:
- Nirja Khanal, Sons: Nirmesh Khanal, Rajesh Khanal Daughter: Naina Khanal
2. Daughter: Neeta Dhungel
Husband: Dr. Sanat Dhungel
3. Daughter: Nupur Khanal
Husband: Deepak Kumar Khanal
Son: Aditya Kumar Khanal
Wife: Aishwarya Gautam Khanal- Saradha Koirala, poet and writer, New Zealand, Australia
- Tarini Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician, journalist and writer
- Raj Ballav Koirala, Nepalese actor
- Bharat Koirala, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
- Manisha Koirala, renowned Nepalese actress predominately working Indian Films. She is the daughter of Prakash Koirala and granddaughter of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. She received Nepal's 2nd highest honor the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, by the Government of Nepal
- Pariket Koirala. Nepalese musical artist
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