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motifs, and she also teaches rural woman to paint on dresses. Her work has been used as illustrations in articles on contemporary Dalit politics and identity in
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with artist Ashok Biswas. She also learned traditional motifs and imagery used by
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456:"Dalit Lives Matter: This Bihar Painter's Art Is Her Activism"
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647:"The life and times of Savitribai Phule"
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