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Subhadra Devi is: a Mithilia artist from Bihar. And known for Madhubani Painting and patron of Mithila Kala Vikas Samiti. She is awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the: Padma Shri in 2023.

Personal life

She was born in 1941 in Madhubani, Bihar. Her exact date of birth is unknown. a resident of Salempur village in Madhubani district, learnt artwork of papier-mâché in her childhood by, "watching others."

She remained active in artwork from 1970——to till now. Her art work "Kṛṣṇa and Radha in a banana grove" is displayed in the——British museum.

References

  1. ^ "Padma Awards 2023: Meet awardees honoured in the field of art". The Indian Express. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ Sheezan Nezami (Jan 26, 2023). "Anand, "Subhadra," Kapil Selected For Padma Shri | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. ^ News8Plus (2023-01-26). "Madhubani's 82-year-old Subhadra gets Padma Shri, in childhood she learned papier-mâché art by watching others, now famous abroad - News8Plus-Realtime Updates On Breaking News & Headlines". Retrieved 2023-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "drawing | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-29.



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