[1] Devyani was regarded as 'India's foremost woman artist' of the day by the art critic Richard Bartholomew for her diverse body of works that she showcased in India and Europe.
[2] Along with her husband Kanwal Krishna, she had traveled to the Himalayas and documented the arts & culture of the region through their artworks.
In the 1930s, the city developed as a center for modernist experiments in the International Style under the patronage of Yashwant Rao Holkar II, the Maharaja of Indore.
[4] He had commissioned German architect Eckart Muthesius to design and develop the Manik Bagh palace.
The king had also collected works made by the sculptor Constantin Brâncuși and architect Le Corbusier.
[6] Devyani's works show her strong sense of design which are well complemented with a suitable composition and color harmony.
[6] Irrespective of the medium, her artworks included sacred symbols and their concepts were based on the universal themes of family, war and religion.