Radhika Shakya
{{Short description|Nepali economist and author}}
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Radhika Shakya is a Nepali economist, social worker, and author. She is also the wife of the current Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and has been involved in economic policy, women's empowerment, and financial literacy initiatives.{{Cite web |title=Oli's Radhika |url=https://theannapurnaexpress.com/story/13919/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=The Annapurna Express |language=Nepali}}{{Cite web |title=Radhika Shakya launches People's Library in Baluwatar |url=https://english.ratopati.com/story/33652 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=english.ratopati.com |language=Nepali}}
Education
She completed her School Leaving Certificate (SLC) in 1978 from Adarsha Kanya Niketan School . She later studied at Patan Multiple Campus, where she became involved in student politics and was influenced by communist ideology.{{Cite web |last=सम्बन्ध? |first=विश्वास खड्काथोकी :: के छ राधिका शाक्य र मानव सेवा आश्रमको |title=के छ राधिका शाक्य र मानव सेवा आश्रमको सम्बन्ध? |url=https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/133862 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=के छ राधिका शाक्य र मानव सेवा आश्रमको सम्बन्ध?}}
Political involvement
Radhika became interested in Nepal's communist movement after learning about Mao Tse-tung from a Chinese customer at her parents shop.{{Cite web |last=सम्बन्ध? |first=विश्वास खड्काथोकी :: के छ राधिका शाक्य र मानव सेवा आश्रमको |title=के छ राधिका शाक्य र मानव सेवा आश्रमको सम्बन्ध? |url=https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/133862 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=के छ राधिका शाक्य र मानव सेवा आश्रमको सम्बन्ध?}} In 1987, she met KP Sharma Oli, who had just been released from prison after 14 years.{{Cite web |title=बालकोटको घर हाम्रो पसिना र मिहिनेतबाट बनेको हो : राधिका शाक्य |url=https://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/144437 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=GorakhaPatra}}
Professional career
In 1980, Radhika started working at Nepal Rastra Bank as a temporary staff member. She eventually secured a permanent position until her retirement in 2011.{{Cite web |title=Online Khabar |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/trend/first-lady-radhika-shakya |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}}
Role as First Lady
When KP Sharma Oli became Prime Minister in 2015 and again in 2018, Radhika took on the role of Nepal's First Lady.{{Cite web |last=Kharel |first=Deepak |title=First Lady Radhika Shakya Publishes Autobiography 'Karuna' |url=https://english.pardafas.com/first-lady-radhika-shakya-publishes-autobiography-karuna/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=epardafas.com |language=en-US}} She also cared for her husband, particularly due to his health issues.
Books
- Mera Anubhuti – About the struggles and hardships faced by KP Sharma Oli in his political career.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-25 |title='पटक–पटक मरेर पनि बाँचेका थिए मेरा श्रीमान्' |url=https://nepalinetwork.com/news-details/5873 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Nepali Network |language=en-US}}
- Karuna – Her autobiography.{{Cite web |title=First Lady Shakya comes up with autobiography 'Karuna' |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/57561 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=GorakhaPatra}}
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