Pokila Lekthepi from Assam has been conferred the Padma Shri Award 2026 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Karbi folk and modern music. With a career spanning over four decades, she has played a defining role in popularising Karbi musical traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pokhila Lekthepi honoured in Art, is a Karbi folk singer known as the \u2018Queen of Melody\u2019. Over five decades, she has composed more than 300 folk songs, popularising Karbi music across Assam and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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