Dr. R.R. Koirala M.D. (Ay) the gentleman we are looking for was born in 20.08, 1957 in Kirinche, Lamjung. He has become one of the most successful people in his field of Ayurveda in Nepal and definitely belongs to the more known practitioners worldwide.
His father was a famous tantrik healer, experienced in tantrik he managed to produce six sons, out of which RR was the fourth one. At the age of four his father passed away and six-year later also his mother. Despite this unfortunate event he and his brothers were lucky enough to get a substitute mother, which was very loving to them and could help them to overcome their loss.

He loved going to school, despite the school in his first years was far from home a full 4 hours daily walk.
When he was 10, his relatives moved to Nawalparasi, where R.R. and two of his brothers not only went to school but also started farming. The income from farming supported them to finance their study.
In 1974, after he had finished his S.L.C. he became accountant in a cooperative.
After having worked there for 3 years he met a doctor who encouraged him to go for medical studies. He started even though there were financial bottlenecks. But again Laxmi was with him. After six month he got a scholarship which was enough to get him through to the final exams.

In 1980, he finished his Certificate Level in Traditional and General Medicine. Than he joined government job and worked for 3 years. At that time government service was something special. After that he got scholarship for higher study for five and half year and completed (1988) Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery from Jiwaji University India. There he could visit quite a few ashrams and learned all what is interesting in alternative medicine. Then he continued his government office where he stayed for many years. He went to Jumla to work at the Zonal Ayurvedic Dispensary for some time. So government employment made it possible for him to go on with his studies and research work. In 1985 he married and got two sons out of it, one of which has now reached intermediate level and according to his father targets to study medicine.

In 1990, he decided to go for further study and did Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda (M.D.Ay.). He got a chance to study in Benaras, India with scholarship from the Swiss government. In addition he had very good professors which encouraged him to go on with his research work. He completed his study in 1993 and continued his government job in Central Ayurveda Hospital, Naradevi, Kathmandu.
He was invited to the Germany and build up relations. And again in 1994, he was invited to Japan to hold lectures on his research activities and his Japanese counterparts tried to convince him to make his PhD there. But he preferred to come back to Nepal.
Late 1993 he joined hands with a very good Indian doctor who helped to start him his own clinical activities. Now since 1998, this fellow is looking Ayurveda centre in Italy.
In 1994, under World Health Organization scholarship award he got chance to stay three months in Gujrat, India his research work further strengthened, which allowed him to build up his connections to Italy.

In 1995, his international connections to Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Singapore, Austria and Japan allowed him to start seriously to develop his own clinic. Since than he is traveling many countries, universities or institutions for seminars, workshops, consultations and research work and he holds good position in his work. At the same time he could also intensify his own experience in cooperation with a Nepali professor staying in India. For his international connections it was also helpful to work in short term projects with Swiss and French government agencies
From 1995 to 2000, he, and his brother built up his Ayurvedic Health Home. During this time a German Lady having long and higher experience in health field particularly nursing and also interested in holistic medicine came to Nepal to join hands with him. Than he with his brother and the German Lady strengthened Ayurveda Health Home as a joint venture company. So, you see by being open he got help and support from everywhere.
While having made his decision to leave government in 2003 it took him still two years more to translate this into reality.

Now his clinic has 21 staff in average and last year he had three thousand patients from 70 countries coming in his Ayurvedic Health Home (web: www.ayurveda.com.np) Clinic in Tilingtar Dhapasi, Kathmandu. An impressive result if you look at the overall difficulties of this country.
In addition he treats everyday nearly 30 local people out of which 10 more or less for free in his another clinic in Putalisadak, running since 1993. From time to time he offers free health camps as well. He provides financial support victim afflicted children also. Now days he is also president of the Ayurvedic doctors association of Nepal.
His major income source is research at home, lecturing abroad, and treatment of foreign patients.
While he has reached already a lot he still has ambitions. Life is not over until it's over and until then growth can go on. We wish him all the best for a successful growth.

What can we learnt from this success story?

==Poverty in childhood doesn’t need to hinder you to become a success in your field
==Education plays a very vital role in life and is ongoing, means never ending.
==In every sector encouragement and good contacts are the fertilizer to reach to your target.
==Difficult situations are normal in life and shouldn’t hinder you to go on your path.
==It is better to do something new in your own country
==Experience exchange with people from different countries is important.
==Interest in social activities can be economically positive for oneself, but should not be done primarily from the economic point of view..
==Use your curiosity in a positive way.
==If old relations are dying, be open for new ones.