Dancer

Sushila Koirala

Dancer, Theater Director and Former First Lady of Nepal

Born 1923 · Kapilvastu MunicipalityDied 2007Nepal
Sushila Koirala
Image: Jagat Nepal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Sushila Koirala was a dancer, born in 1923 in Kapilvastu Municipality, who died in 2007.

Biography

Sushila Koirala (Nepali: सुशीला कोइराला; 1923 – 13 July 2007) was a Nepalese classical dancer and theater director. She was the spouse of B. P. Koirala, the first democratically elected prime minister of Nepal. She was known for her contribution towards Nepali art, theatre, and girls’ empowerment; and for backstopping in democratic activities during the critical and raw era of social change and politics in Nepal.

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