Malini Awasthi is a well known name in the world of Folk Singing in India. She was born and brought up in UP, learnt classical music under different gurus and finally under renowned classical singer Girija Devi Ji.She is married to Avanish Awasthi, a senior bureaucrat in the Govt. She has two children, Ananya and Advitiya. Malini is actively involved in promoting folk arts through her organisation SonChiraiya.