Bhuri Bai

Bhuri Bai
Bhuri Bai receiving the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind
Born
Pitol Khurd
NationalityIndian
StyleBhil art
AwardsPadma Shri (2021)
HonoursShikhar Samman, Madhya Pradesh

Bhuri Bai is an Indian Bhil artist. She was born in Pitol village, situated on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Pitol is a village of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh. Bhuri Bai belongs to the community of Bhils, the largest tribal group of India. She has won many awards including the highest state honour accorded to artists by the Madhya Pradesh government, the Shikhar Samman.[1] She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.[2][3]

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