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{{Short description|Indian folk singer}}
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| name = K.C. Runremsangi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|3|1}}<ref name=sangeetnatak/>
| birth_place = [[Serchhip district]]
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| other_names = "Queen Of Mizo Folk Song"
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| occupation = dance teacher and singer
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]],[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
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'''K.C. Runremsangi''' (born 1 March 1963) is an [[India]]n folk singer. She has been called the "Queen Of Mizo Folk Song". [[Mizo language|Mizo]] is a language. She had made dozens of recordings and her awards include the [[Padma Shri]] in 2023 and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Award in 2017

==Life==
Runremsangi was born in the village of Keitum in the [[Serchhip district]] of India on 1 March 1963<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=K C Runremsangi |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/K_C_Runremsangi.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Sandeet Natak awards (Indian Government) |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201062856/https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/K_C_Runremsangi.pdf }}</ref> and by the age of three she was singing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colney |first=Kimi |date=2023-02-22 |title=Meet KC Runremsangi: Mizoram's folk legend is this year's Padma awardee |url=http://eastmojo.com/mizoram/2023/02/22/meet-kc-runremsangi-mizorams-folk-legend-is-this-years-padma-awardee/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref> She enjoyed singing and she was asked to perform at weddings and in the church.<ref name=iexpress>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-30 |title=Hope other artistes working to promote indigenous art get inspired: Padma Shri awardee from Mizoram |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/padma-shri-awardee-from-mizoram-kc-runremsangi-8412627/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> She enrolled at the Institute of Music and Fine Arts (IMFA) Mizoram L. Mangaliana.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandy |date=2025-03-08 |title=K. C. Runremsangi – Queen of Mizo Folk Song - My Words & Thoughts |url=https://mywordsnthoughts.com/k-c-runremsangi-queen-of-mizo-folk-song/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=mywordsnthoughts.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

When her family moved to [[Aizawl]] in 1986 she told [[All India Radio]] that she was a singer and that launched her singing career.<ref name=iexpress/> All India Radio commissioned her to sing over fifty [[Mizo language|Mizo]] songs in genres including folk and gospel. After six years she went to work for the Art & Culture department of the [[state of Mizoram]].<ref name=iexpress/>

She has performed at the [[Chapchar Kut]] Mizo festival in [[Mizoram]].<ref name=fab/> This festival dates back hundreds of years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=the origin of chapchar kut: Mizoram |url=https://mizoram.nic.in/about/oriofchapcharkut.htm |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=mizoram.nic.in}}</ref>

She had made over 50 recordings and her awards include the [[Padma Shri]] which she was given by India's president [[Ram Nath Kovind]] in 2023.<ref name="fab" /> The award was for her contribution to art and culture. In November 2023 she was at [[Mizoram University|ICFAI Mizoram University]] where she was awarded an honorary doctorate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati presides the 11th Convocation of ICFAI University Mizoram {{!}} Raj Bhavan Mizoram {{!}} India |url=https://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in/governor-dr-hari-babu-kambhampati-presides-the-11th-convocation-of-icfai-university-mizoram/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

She had previously been given the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2017.<ref name="fab">{{Cite web |title=Femina's Fab 40: KC Runremsangi Is Dedicated To Safeguarding Our Culture {{!}} Femina.in |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/in-the-news/feminas-fab-40-kc-runremsangi-is-dedicated-to-safeguarding-our-culture-278661.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.femina.in |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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[[Category:20th-century Indian women musicians]]
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