[13][14][15] Imasi: The Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi Foundation was established in Imphal, Manipur by her son, L. Somi Roy and the writer's close friends and associates.
Binodini Devi wrote her first short story, called Imaton, while still a student at Tamphasana Girls High School.
"[17]Her first book was Nunggairakta Chandramukhi (ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯥꯏꯔꯛꯇ ꯆꯟꯗꯔꯥꯃꯨꯈꯤ), a collection of 19 short stories published in 1965, for which she was awarded the Jamini Sundar Guha Gold Medal.
The historical novel is about her aunt Princess Sanatombi and Colonel Henry Maxwell, the political agent of Manipur and is set around the time of Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891.
Her last book was a volume of memoir essays about life in the royal palace, titled Churachand Maharajgi Imung (ꯆꯨꯔꯥꯆꯥꯟꯗ ꯃꯥꯍꯥꯔꯥꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯨꯡ) (The Maharaja's Household: A Daughter's Memories of Her Father, Zubaan 2015) and published in 2008.
[19] Devi wrote screenplays for Manipuri feature films like Olangthagee Wangmadasu (ꯑꯣꯂꯥꯡꯊꯥꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯃꯗꯁꯨ), Imagi Ningthem (ꯏꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯦꯝ), Paokhum Ama (ꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ), Thengmallabara Radhamanbi (ꯊꯦꯡꯃꯜꯂꯕꯔꯥ ꯔꯥꯘꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯕꯤ), Ishanou (ꯏꯁꯥꯅꯧ), Sanabi (ꯁꯥꯅꯥꯕꯤ), Mayophygee Macha (ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯐꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯥ), Asangba Nongjabi and Nangna Kappa Pakchade (ꯅꯪꯅ ꯀꯞꯄ ꯄꯛꯆꯗꯦ).
[20] In 1981, Aribam Syam Sharma's film Imagi Ningthem (My Son, My Precious, Cinewave 1981) based on her screenplay adapted from her radioplay won the Montgolfiere Grand Prix at Nantes in France.
[21][22] She wrote the original screenplay of Ishanou (Aribam Syam Sharma, 1990), that was selected for Un Certain Regard in the 1991 Cannes film festival.
[23] She wrote lyrics for a song titled Lapna Lotna Leiyu (ꯂꯥꯞꯅ ꯂꯣꯠꯅ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ) for the first Manipuri feature film Matamgi Manipur (ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ) (1973).
They were produced by the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA) where she served as Secretary for 11 years.
These ecological ballets created environmental awareness and public interest in wildlife preservation in Manipur.
The film version of her ballet Keibul Lamjao's, titled Sangai: The Dancing Deer of Manipur, was produced by Sangeet Natak Akademi.
[28] In 1976, Devi led a Manipuri dance troupe to perform at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC for the celebration of the US Bicentennial.
"[31] Devi took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942,[1] and was a lifetime president of the Manipur chapter of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).
[12] Her patriotic songs including "Kannada Sinnani Phiral Ase" and "Lairabini Hainei Ima Nangse Mina" are popular in Manipur today.