Madhuri Barthwal

Madhuri Barthwal née Uniyal is an Indian folk singer. She was the woman to be a composer on All India Radio. She was said to be the first Garhwali musician to become a music teacher. On International Women's Day in 2019 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by Ram Nath Kovind.
Life.
Barthwal's father was a singer and a sitarist. After she graduated she spent several years as a music teacher at a college. In her spare time she was composing for All India Radio in Nazibabad. She became an enthusiastic supporter of the Folk music of Uttarakhand and she created the radio programme "Dharohar" which was dedicated to the region's heritage and it's folk music. She is said to know every musical instrument that has been used in Uttararkhand. She has helped to record the music of other musicians.
As a teacher she has inspired several to become professional musicians amongst the many hundreds that she taught. She has sung with her fellow Garhwali singer Narendra Singh Negi.
Barthwal's work was recognised with the Nari Shakti Puraskar, which was presented by Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India in recognition of the sixty years she had dedicated to music, broadcasting and teaching. The citation noted that she had "devoted her life" to the preservation of music.
The award ceremony was held at the President's palace, Rashtrapati Bhavan, on International Women's Day in 2019 in New Delhi. About forty women received the award that day and three of the awards were given to groups. The Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi was there and afterwards the awardees met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.