Kathmandu, March 21
Mourned by thousands, including world leaders, Nepal's peace architect and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala's last journey started Sunday, marking the end of an era and raising questions about the fate of the republic's fragile peace process.
The funeral cortege of the 85-year-old, who died of multiple organ failures Saturday after a pro-tracted illness, started in the morning with Koirala's body draped in his Nepali Congress party flag and covered with wreaths being taken in a stately procession to the party office for its cadre to pay their last respects.
Koirala's cousin Sushil Koirala, former prot