Adopted in France, Nepal-Born Nirmala Searches for Biological Parents 21 Years Later

For twenty-one years, Nirmala has lived a life built on safety, comfort, and care in France. Yet, thousands of miles away from Paris, a deeply personal question has lingered unanswered: Who am I, and where did my story begin?

Born on June 4, 2005, in Nepal, Nirmala (then recorded as Balika) was adopted by a French family as an infant. Today, she has launched an emotional appeal across social media networks, searching for her biological parents, siblings, or anyone who might remember the circumstances surrounding her birth and early care.

Faded Records and Conflicting Accounts

Nirmala’s adoption papers offer only fragmentary clues about the first few weeks of her life.

According to hospital records, she was admitted to Patan Hospital in Lalitpur shortly after birth, suffering from severe pneumonia and meningitis. Following her medical treatment, she was transferred to the Children’s Home orphanage in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur.

However, how she arrived at the hospital or the orphanage remains shrouded in conflicting accounts:

• The First Narrative: Local records suggest she may have been rescued by Nepal Police officers in the historic town of Kirtipur before being brought for medical care.
• The Second Narrative: An alternative account claims that an unidentified woman personally brought the infant to the Jawalakhel orphanage and left her in their care.

Uncertain which story holds the truth, Nirmala is pieceing together her origin story through the memories of those who lived or worked in the Kathmandu Valley during the summer of 2005.

An Appeal for Information: Patan, Jawalakhel, and Kirtipur

“I am searching for my biological mother, father, siblings, or anyone who remembers something about my past,” Nirmala wrote in her public appeal. “Even the smallest detail could help me uncover the truth about my roots.”

Nirmala is calling on former staff, healthcare workers, and residents associated with:

1. Patan Hospital (Pediatric ward around June 2005)
2. Children’s Home Orphanage in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur
3. The local communities of Kirtipur and surrounding areas in Lalitpur

She stresses that her search is driven solely by a desire for closure, identity, and personal connection rather than blame or disruption.

As her appeal circulates through Nepali diaspora groups and local community channels, Nirmala remains hopeful that someone, somewhere in Nepal, remembers the small infant treated at Patan Hospital twenty-one years ago—and the mother who had to let her go.