Mrs. Koothrappali is the mother of Raj Koothrappali, Priya Koothrappali and four other siblings (three other boys and one girl) and ex-wife of V.M. Koothrappali. She usually communicates with Raj via video chat along with her then-husband, Dr. V. M. Koothrappali. They want Raj to get married and give them grandchildren, but she is unimpressed with Penny as a possible mate for her son especially since she was not Indian. She considers Howard the closest thing she has to a daughter-in-law. She calls him, "that Jewish boy". She enjoys Doogie Howser, which is apparently new to India. By 2014, she was filing for divorce. In 2015, they appeared to already be divorced. Raj's mother's first name has not been identified.