Esther Lalduhawmi Hnamte (born 9 June 2016)[1] is a child singer and prodigy from Mizoram, India.
She is the youngest member of Mizo Zaimi Inzawmkhawm, which presented her its 2021 "Non-native Award" for Jana Gana Mana, a music video made with the Indian Army.
[7] She could sing properly when she turned two years of age, and unusually good at picking tunes and lyrics.
[8] Vande Mataram is originally a Sanskrit poem by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and the first two verses of which were as the National Song of India in October 1937 by the Congress Working Committee.
"[10] Hnamte's music video was posted on 25 October on YouTube and widely appreciated throughout the country,[11] receiving 171,000 views in three days,[6] over 73,000 subscribers,[12] and 68,000 likes within a week.
On 13 August 2021, Hnamte released a music video Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India, on Youtube.
[19] It featured the Indian Army, 3 Assam Rifles, headquartered in Lunglei, which supported the video production.
[20]On 7 November 2020, the Governor of Mizoram P. S. Sreedharan Pillai gave Esther Hnamte a special award carrying a certificate and cash prize.
[21] Hnamte also made her first formal public performance at the Governor's visit programme at Lunglei on 10 March 2021.
[4][5] The festival was organised at Mumbai between 24 and 26 March 2023 by the Sikkim Film Board and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.