Tara Devi Tuladhar

Tara Devi Tuladhar (Nepali: तारादेवी तुलाधर) (21 August 1931 – 27 November 2012) was Nepal's first female blood donor and a social worker who dedicated her life to serving society.

In 1953, she went to Allahabad, India and enrolled at Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital to pursue her long cherished goal to become a nurse.

[5] In 1960, Tara Devi began service at Prasuti Griha Maternity Hospital, Kathmandu.

[7] After her retirement, Tara Devi worked as a volunteer at Dharmakirti Vihar, a Theravada Buddhist nunnery in Kathmandu, and used her skills as a trained nurse in the service of the resident nuns and the needy people who came there seeking help.

[8] Tara Devi volunteered at Jana Chikitsalaya, a community clinic in Kathmandu.

Tara Devi as a nurse in 1961.
The nunnery of Dharmakirti Vihar, Kathmandu.