[1] She is a graduate in Political Science but she also studied weaving at the Indian Institute of Hardware Technology in Guwahati and her first job was nearby at GOENKA woollen mills ltd in 1994.

[2] In 2015 the Ministry of Textiles recognised her work and she became the first Indian recipient of the National Award in Design Development of Handloom Products.

[3] On International Women's Day Devi was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar[4] for her work with handloom weaving.

[3] The award was made by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind at the Presidential Palace (Rastrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and the Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi also attending.

[5][6] Another person honoured that day was Madhu Jain who was also excelling in textiles.