Malini Awasthi
| Malini Awasthi | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hori, Awadhi |
| Website | malineeawasthi.com |
Malini Awasthi is an Indian folk singer.[1][2] She sings in Hindi language dialects like Awadhi, Bundelkhandi and Bhojpuri. She also presents in Thumri and Kajri.[3]
Early life
Malini Awasthi was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is a post graduate in Hindustani classical music from Bhatkhande University Lucknow.[4] She is a student of Legendary Hindustani Classical Singer, Vidhushi Girija Devi.
Career
Malini Awasthi is a regular performer at popular classical music festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau.[5] She has a high pitch voice and is popular for rendition of thumari, Thaare Raho Baanke Shyam.
She also participated on TV for NDTV Imagine's Junoon. She was appointed as the brand ambassador by Election Commission for UP Elections 2012.[6] She performed at Kumbh Mela 2013.[7]
Personal life
She is married to Awanish Kumar Awasthi a senior IAS officer in the government of Uttar Pradesh with whom she has two children Ananya a dentist and Advitiya who is pursuing law.
Filmography
- Jai Ho Chhath Maiya- Shailendra Singh, Malini Awasthi
- Bhole Shankar
- Bumm Bumm Bole
- Agent Vinod
- Chaarfutiya Chhokare (2014 film)
Awards
- Sahara Awadh Samman for 2003
References
- ↑ "Malini Awasthi mesmerises audience".=
- ↑ "It's the villages where folk music is disappearing faster". The Times Of India. 2011-09-19.
- ↑ "Body Text Thumri, Kajri mark final day of music festival". The Times Of India. 2011-09-11.
- ↑ "Low at Bhatkhande". The Times Of India. 2009-09-09.
- ↑ Tripathi, Shailaja (2010-02-25). "Hues of Hori". The Hindu (Chennai, India).
- ↑ "Election Commission 'sveeps' polls in first phase". The Times Of India. 2012-02-09.
- ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/over-three-crore-people-take-holy-dip-in-kumbh-mela-on-mauni-amavasya-328965