Hildamit Lepcha is a renowned exponent of Lepcha folk music. She is recipient of Padma Shri Award in 2013. Hildamit has excelled as a performer of traditional Lepcha musical instruments as well as Lepcha songs. Shrimati Hilda Mit Lepcha was born in 1956 in Kalimpong in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. She has inherited the dance and music of her people from her father Sonam T. Lepcha, an eminent figure in Lepcha music. She has excelled as a performer of traditional Lepcha musical instruments as well as Lepcha songs. She has also trained a large number of artists of the region, making a significant contribution in the promotion and preservation of Lepcha culture. She has travelled widely within the country, and performed in a number of festivals organized by various institutions. Some of the festivals she has performed include the Apna Utsav in the year 1988, Lok Utsav in 1978, the Dweep Utsav in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the year 1993 and the World Music Day celebrations in 1998. She has as excelled as a performer of traditional Lepcha musical instruments. She plays the rare musical instrument Tumbok while singing beautiful Lepcha songs. She has also trained a large number of artists of the region, making significant contribution to the promotion and preservation of Lepcha culture. Hilda Mit Lepcha has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in the year 2009 for her contribution to the Lepcha music of Sikkim. She has also been honored by several institutions of the region.