Madhuri Barthwal

Madhuri Barthwal née Uniyal is a folk singer of Uttarakhand, India. She is the first woman to be a music composer in All India Radio. She is said to be the first female musician from Uttarakhand to become a music teacher. On International Women's Day in 2019 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by Ram Nath Kovind. She was awarded the Padma Shri India's fourth highest civilian award in 2022 by the Indian government in the field of art.

Life Barthwal's father was a singer and a sitarist. She is said to know every musical instrument that has been used in Uttarakhand. 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.

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.