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Yamini Krishnamurthy
Indian dancer (1940–2024)
Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (20 December 1940 – 3 August 2024) was an Indian classical dancer recognized for her contributions to Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.
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She was a recipient of the Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Vibhushan (2016) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1977).[1][2][3]
Early life
Krishnamurthy was born on 20 December 1940 in Madanapalli, in the present-day Chittoor district, of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Her father, M. Krishnamurthy, was a Sanskrit scholar. She began her dance training at the age of five at the Kalakshetra School of Dance in Madras (present-day Chennai), under the guidance of Bharatanatyam danseuse Rukmini Devi Arundale.[4][5]
Krishnamurthy would, in later interviews credit her growing up in Tamil Nadu and the local cultural environment, including the Thillai Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram as inspirations for her art.