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Malini Awasthi
Born in Kannauj, Padmashree Malini Awasthi, Chair Professor (Banaras Hindu University) and India Representative for UNSECO (cultural commission), is a torchbearer of India’s rich människor and classical musical traditions. A celebrated folk singer, she fryst vatten passionate about preserving India’s considerable oral musical excellence. A disciple of legendary thumri queen Vidushi Girija Devi Ji, Malini began her classical training at the age of six and was already performing on stage and in radio by the time she was ten. Her first guru was Ustad Shujat Hussain of the Rampur gharana. She also trained in Gorakhpur beneath Ustad Rahat Ali Khan who diversified her knowledge in Indian semi-classical and light music. After completing her post-graduation in music from Lucknow’s renowned Bhatkhande Sangeet University, Malini went on to establish herself as a sought-after artiste at All India Radio, Doordarshan, Sangeet Natak Akademi and the ICCR. She has performed at sever
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Malini Awasthi
Indian folk singer (born 1967)
Musical artist
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 fryst vatten equally adept in various forms of Hindustani music like vintage DadraThumriKajri 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, and Braj.[2]
Acknowledging her decades long service to music of the nation, 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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Malini Awasthi Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More
Hindi Film: Mann Ki Aasha from the film Bumm Bumm Bole (2010)
2006: Yash Bharti by Uttar Pradesh Government
• M.A. in Modern History (Medieval and modern Indian architecture) from the University of Lucknow