Malini Awasthi

Malini Awasthi
Background information
Born (1967-02-11) 11 February 1967 (age 57)
Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India
OriginLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
GenresIndian folk music
OccupationFolk Singer
Years active31 years

Malini Awasthi (born 11 February 1967) is an Indian singer, more commonly referred to as Folk Queen of India.[1][2] Having been trained classically, she is equally adept in various forms of Hindustani music like vintage Dadra Thumri Kajri Chaiti[3][4] etc. Her colossal knowledge of music finds a reflection in her renditions of Ghazals and Sufiyaana Kalaams too.[5][6] A Ganda-baandh disciple of Padma Vibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi,[7] she is a connoisseur of 'Chaumukhi gayan' of Benares Gharana. She commands equally over multiple dialects like Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, Braj.[2]

Acknowledging her decades long service to music of the land, Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.[8] She is currently a visiting professor at Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University[9]

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  2. ^ a b DHNS. "The Queen of folk". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Body Text Thumri, Kajri mark final day of music festival". The Times of India. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Malini Awasthi wins hearts with folk, thumri renditions". The Times of India. 2 November 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Chandigarh Art and Heritage Festival: Malini Awasthi aims to bring back fragrance of folk music to people". The Indian Express. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Malini Awasthi - Mahindra Kabira Festival". mahindrakabira.com/. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "India By The Creek". indiabythecreek.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. ^ "malini awasthi jnu - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.