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'''Ambica Beri''' born '''Ambica Subherwal''' is an Indian art gallery owner. She was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] in 2018 for establishing a retreat for artists.

== Life ==
Ambica Subherwal was interested in art as a girl. Her father was an architect.<ref name=etimes>{{Cite news|title=Ambica Beri's Art Ichol: A creative retreat for artists, writers & sculptors in Madhya Pradesh|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ambica-beris-art-ichol-a-creative-retreat-for-artists-writers-sculptors-in-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/47658366.cms|access-date=2021-01-14}}</ref>

Beri is known as an art gallery owner.<ref name="pib" /> Her gallery opened in about 1990 and is known as Gallery Sanskriti and it is in Kolkata.<ref name=etimes/>

Beri established a retreat for artists.<ref name="pib">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 March 2018|title=Meet Ms. Ambika Beri, #NariShakti Puraskar 2017 awardee.|url=https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/971376531334287360/photo/1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114172246/https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/971376531334287360/photo/1 |archive-date=2021-01-14 |access-date=14 January 2021|website=PIB India}}</ref> It is called "Art Ichol" and it was said to be "India’s only permanent creative retreat for artists, writer and sculptors". The retreat is in the small village of Ichal which is 140 km from the tourist area of [[Khajuraho]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India crowns up Sheroes with ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ to mark Int’l Women’s Day|url=https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2018/3/8/Nari-Shakti-Puraskar-.html|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.newsbharati.com|language=en}}</ref>

Beri restored the house of [[Allauddin Khan]] who was a Bengali [[sarod]] player, multi-instrumentalist and composer who lived in [[Maihar]]. This house makes up one of three parts - the other two are the artists retreat and there is another, Amariya, for writers.<ref name=better>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-08|title=Judge, Doctor, Scholar, Conservationist: 10 Women Honored at Rashtrapati Bhavan|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/133733/judge-doctor-scholar-conservationist-10-women-honored-rashtrapati-bhavan/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=The Better India|language=en-US}}</ref> The facility includes a three-acre sculpture park that is laden with work on display including a statue of Allauddin Khan playing the sarod.<ref name=etimes/>

Beri was awarded the "highest civilian honour for women" known as the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] in 2018.<ref name=better/> On [[International Women's Day]]2018 Beri was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery|url=http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170431/http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|archive-date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-01-13|website=narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="pib" /> 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. About 30 people and nine organisations were honoured that year, receiving the award and a prize each of $R 100,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On International Women’s Day, the President conferred the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars to 30 eminent women and 9 distinguished Institutions for the year 2017|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1523402|access-date=2021-01-14|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170429/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html|archive-date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-01-08|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}

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