B. P. Koirala, son of a great patriot and rebellious father late Krishna Prasad Koirala, was born on September 8, 1914. BP’s father firmly believed “unless India achieved her freedom from the British colonial rule, it is well neigh impossible to liberate Nepal from the oligarchic rule of the Rana”. With this in mind father Koirala, an ardent follower of the non-violent Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi, took active part in India’s Independence Movement. Later on he died in the Ranas prison in Kathmandu in 1945. His son, BP, Picked up the thread and plunged with heart and soul into the struggle for independence in India.
BP, a graduate of Benares Hindu University obtained Law Degree from the Calcutta in 1936. BP, a born rebel was the first boy in his class to respond to the call of Mahatma Gandhi to boycott the classes of the government school. Young Koirala’s boldness brought him into notice and even Mahatma Gandhi was impressed by his fearlessness.
That is how BP was drawn to the freedom struggle in India. In the 30’s he was arrested in connection with the Motihari Conspiracy case while he was still a student of ninth class. He was again arrested for taking active part in the labor strike in Darbhanga.