An artist, Manika has been working in the field of fine arts for the last thirty years. She believes that consistency and dedication are required to achieve the desired goals in life.

Manika Devi is a freelance artist in Guwahati, Assam.

Manika completed her graduation in Printmaking from the Government Art College in Guwahati University. In the year 2000, she completed her master's degree from MS University in Baroda.

Describing her journey, Manika says that she had never thought of coming into the field of fine arts. She used to take part in various competitions in her childhood, and her teacher told her elder sister to admit her to the art school as she was very good at the arts. She was always interested in sports and the arts, so she went to art school and continued it till the tenth grade. Afterwards, she decided to join an art college to make a career in this field. She experienced many ups and downs in her journey but decided to pursue a master's in Fine Arts and got admitted to the University of Baroda. She got the Junior Fellowship and enjoyed her journey over there by learning new things in her field. Then she came back to Assam and joined a fine art organisation with her own merit.

Accepting her mistakes, Manika says that if she would have worked outside her native place, she might have got more opportunities as there were fewer resources available in the field of fine arts in her hometown. She says she learned a lot from her mistakes.

Sharing her accomplishments, Manika says that getting the Junior Fellowship is her biggest achievement, as she completed her master's because of it. She is also an elected member of the Lalit Kala Academy and was selected to participate in various national and international workshops. She also got selected by various noteworthy organisations for her artwork and design work, which is an accomplishment for her.

Manika’s role model is her father, who taught her to work in a disciplined manner. She says that there are many people who encouraged her to gain different experiences.

Manika’s dream is to go on working continuously in the fine arts field and to involve more and more people in the field for its development.