Tarawati Mili Bori

Tarawati Mili Bori is an Indian singer of Mising folk music and Oi: Nitom from the state of Assam.
Mili was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2022 by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on March 6, 2024, for her outstanding contribution to the folk and traditional music of Assam.
She is also known as Melody Queen of Mising folk songs.

Early life

Mili was born on 9 January 1959 in Disangmukh, Sivasagar district, Assam, India. She was interested in music since her early school days. In 1977, Tarawati's voice gained fame when she began singing on All India Radio, Dibrugarh.

Honours and awards