The Pioneer Institute in Handicrafts Sector: UMSAS, Patna
Upendra Maharathi Shilp Anusandhan Sansthan, Patna was established in 1956 by the Department of Industries, Government of Bihar.
Padma Shri Upendra Maharathi (1908-1981)
Maharathi was an artist whose contribution none can condone, and especially at a time when the average artist seems to have transformed into a creative chamber of commerce.