"There was a time when reading and writing were not allowed. Even then, I had passed Shastri. In 2007 BS, Bhim Dutt Pant started a revolution in the Far West. I pounded rice with a pestle for a week to feed those who joined the revolution," said Dwarika Devi Thakurani, a female member of BP Koirala's cabinet, recalling the revolution against the Rana regime. "In 2003 BS, I went to Kathmandu with my husband Uddhav Bahadur Chand and took the membership of the Nepali Congress from BP."

In 2015, out of the 7 female candidates fielded by the Nepali Congress across the country, only Thakurani won the election from Constituency 66, Dadeldhura. She passed away in 2059 Poush at the age of 89, but the political history of Nepal's democratic movement that she experienced and remembered is very interesting and exemplary for the new generation.

The conversation that the country's first female minister Thakurani had with Kantipur Daily journalist Narayan Wagle a few days before the mid-term elections in 2051 Kartik was not only very interesting, it was also a reminder of the living history of the democratic movement. During the conversation, which took place in Kunthala Kesharpur, Baitadi, Thakurani said that she was Savitri and the party was true.

During the conversation, Thakurani, who had turned 80, said, "Now (051), it breaks my heart to see the Congress, which had a revolutionary image, in shambles." Sher Bahadur Deuba has incited that there are no women who can get tickets in the Far West. He has given election tickets to those who drink alcohol.''

She recalled the people questioning what the Congress did for three years after coming to power. She suggested that leaders of the 50s should remember BP. Referring to the 2008 incident, Thakurani was an eyewitness to the altercation between Ganeshman and BP over the removal of Matrika Prasad Koirala from the Congress.

Former Minister Thakurani recalled the altercation between the two leaders at that time and narrated the incident 43 years ago in this way, 'Many other friends had lined up to remove Matrika Prasad from the party and urged him to remove Matrika Prasad.'' While BP was confused, Ganeshman asked, ‘Is there a code of conduct within the party?’ BP quickly replied, ‘Yes, there is.’ Hearing the answer, Ganeshman got angry again. Ganeshman had said, ‘Yes, it says that it will not be implemented.’ What about me? BP got angry.’ Thakurathi remembers, ‘My mouth was a mess. The verbal fight was over in an instant.’

Katho is the word used by other castes to denigrate Brahmins. It is still considered an insult. Thakurani said, ‘There are no leaders like those of that time now. The leaders of today have become intolerant. Such a situation does not exist in 2051.' Thakurani had narrated the history, saying, 'The police tried to arrest BP in Dnyaneshwor Galli. ND Prakash Chataut had taken us there. BP had hurriedly asked in a low voice, 'Who are they?' When Chataut explained the relationship, BP had said, 'Your sister is my sister, your brother is my brother.' Thakurani, who said that she went to Kathmandu in 2001 and took active membership of the Nepali Congress in 2003, recalled that BP had shown fear to us to become party members. 'The government would say that it would lock us up. They accepted our request and gave us party membership. Then he was arrested,' she had narrated the incident in this way.

As Thakurani told Kantipur, her husband Uddhav Bahadur had gone to jail one day to meet BP. After returning from the meeting, Uddhav narrated the incident to Mrs. Thakurani, saying, ‘It is strange to see BP talking in the temple. It is strange to see him wearing a scarf. It is difficult to tell whether his face is worried or happy.’

Recalling the incident told by her husband, Thakurani said, ‘I am worried about the weakening of such a revolutionary party.’ During the conversation, she said, ‘I am a hill person, not like the plain side (Terai), I eat bread by chance. I wear a torn dhoti.’ She said, quoting the tragic incident of Bhimdutta being killed even though he started the movement in 2007, ‘My husband passed away in 2010. My only son also passed away.’ My nephew Min Bahadur Chand was killed during the Panchayat period.’

In 2017/2018, all of Thakurani’s property was confiscated. She had received Rs 2 lakh as compensation in 2050. She had wanted to contest the election after the 2046 change or go to the National Assembly. But the party did not give her the opportunity. That is why she complained, ‘Durga Dutta Joshi was taken to the Upper House and sent to America.’ This time (2051 midterms), they also gave her a ticket from Baitadi-2. What have I done wrong?’

Thakurani’s nephew Surendra Bahadur Chand had stood as a rebel candidate of the Congress. He belonged to the Girija Babu lobby. Thakurani said that she had taken a lot of interest in that election and campaigned. She supported the rebel Dibyashwari Shah of Ganeshman Lobby. She chaired the election meeting in Dhangadhi in favor of the female candidate Shah.

She narrated her experience while going to meet leaders in Kathmandu. ‘When I go to Kathmandu, Bhattarai (Kisunji) laughs and asks, “Why did you come?” When I try to say something, he says, “Let me go to the bathroom and come back and listen to you.” Nidhi (then General Secretary Mahendra Narayan) comes to the party office, he is even more like me, he doesn’t listen, if I want to work here, he sends me out,” Thakurani narrated her experience like this.