[2] Acknowledging her decades long service to music of the land, Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.

[8] She is currently a visiting professor at Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University[9] Malini Awasthi was born in the city of perfumes, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh into a family of doctors.

Neither her family nor she herself had an idea that this innitiation will eventually add an important facet of folk music into cultural landscape of the country .

She is a Ganda bandh student of Legendary Hindustani Classical Singer, Padma Vibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi of Banaras Gharana.

She is married to senior IAS officer Awanish Kumar Awasthi (UP:1987) who retired as Principal Secretary to Government of Uttar Pradesh.

[16] She ventured into various reality shows like Antakshari Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lux Junoon[17] where she made an impressive mark and her talent was recognized worldwide.

In one such instance, Malini talks about her interaction with Jagjit Singh who was a judge of then Sa Re Ga Ma PA alongside Mehdi Hassan Farida Khanum Runa Laila, was amazed by the knowledge of the Hindustani music that she had.

[29] Recently she has been invited to give her valuable insights on topics concerning culture in TOI Dialogues Vision and Voices's Varanasi and Kanpur Sessions.

During the Covid -19 pandemic, her Facebook live sessions daily at 5 'O' clock in the evening were the talk of the town and were a beam of positivity in the times of distress.

She created a song titled "Darna Nahi Muskurana Hai" over Covid-19 pandemic,[34] that was appreciated by Narendra Modi, Honorable Prime Minister of India.

The Lucknow-based NGO which started with Vidushi Girija Devi as its chairperson, has conceptualized varied critically acclaimed shows and workshops under the able guidance of the founder Mrs.Awasthi.

On the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchmi, she quenched the long standing desire of her fans and admirers who looking at her broad knowledge of literature were wanting her to write, by launching her maiden book titled 'CHANDAN KIWAD'.

[39]The book was launched at the prestigious Jaipur Literature Festival ,2025 in the presence of esteemed personalities including actor and singer Ila Arun and national award winning writer Yatindra Mishra.