Malini Awasthi wins hearts with folk, thumri renditions

Lucknow: After rap and Bollywood songs, music lovers in the city got a wholesome treat of folk music with the performance of well-known singer Malini Awasthi at Jhulelal Vatika on the fifth day of Diwali Mahotsav.

A gathering of about 8,000 people got a chance to enjoy thumri, folk and fusion music amid huge applause.

Some of the thumris presentations by the singer included ‘Saiyan bulave aadhi raat’, ‘Guzar gayi ratiya’ and ‘Saiyyan na aave’. Similarly, folk songs ‘Godna gode godanhari re’, ‘Maathe par likh de’, ‘Ram Lala ke’ left the audience spell-bound.

Awasthi, a Padma Shri awardee, expressed her gratitude towards UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation for organizing the event at such a large scale.

“The festival season has arrived and we as citizens should take the pledge to keep our city clean. I congratulate our honorable CM for giving a reason to the people of Lucknow to celebrate Diwali, she said”

“I am a fan of Malini Awasthi’s voice. I never miss her performance. Like her previous performances, I enjoyed today’s presentation as well,” said a visitor, Daya Shankar Singh (61).

“I always hear Bollywood and English rap songs but this music has touched my heart. The singer’s voice is so soothing. I will search more about her on YouTube and follow her from now on,” said Himanshu Agarwal (23).