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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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Padma Awards 2023: Meet awardees honoured in the field of art |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/padma-awards-2023-art-culture-zakir-hussain-keeravaani-vani-jairam-8405477/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Sheezan Nezami|date=Jan 26, 2023 |title=Anand, Subhadra, Kapil Selected For Padma Shri {{!}} Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/anand-subhadra-kapil-selected-for-padma-shri/articleshow/97336983.cms |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News8Plus |date=2023-01-26 |title=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 |url=https://news8plus.com/madhubanis-82-year-old-subhadra-gets-padma-shri-in-childhood-she-learned-papier-mache-art-by-watching-others-now-famous-abroad/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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She remained active in artwork from 1970 to till now.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collections Online {{!}} British Museum |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG63874 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.britishmuseum.org}}</ref> Her art work "Kṛṣṇa and Radha in a banana grove" is displayed in the [[British museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=drawing {{!}} British Museum |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2000-1012-0-18 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=The British Museum |language=en}}</ref><br />
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