{"id":343,"date":"2024-08-03T16:54:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/?p=343"},"modified":"2024-08-03T18:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T18:05:07","slug":"yamini-krishnamurthy-biography-dance-age-native-death-personal-life-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/yamini-krishnamurthy-biography-dance-age-native-death-personal-life-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamini Krishnamurthy Biography, Dance, Age, Native, Death, Personal Life and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yamini Krishnamurthy was a famous Indian Classical dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. She is known as pioneer and &#8220;torch bearer&#8221; of Kuchipudi form of dance. She was born on 20 December 1940 in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh and passed away at the age of 84 on 3rd August 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240803_2222594809529917894780130-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240803_2222594809529917894780130-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240803_2222594809529917894780130-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240803_2222594809529917894780130-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240803_2222594809529917894780130.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yamini Krishnamurthy <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/yamini-krishnamurthy-biography-dance-age-native-death-personal-life-and-more\/#Yamini_Krishnamurthy_Personal_Life_and_Dancing_Career\" >Yamini Krishnamurthy Personal Life and Dancing Career<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/yamini-krishnamurthy-biography-dance-age-native-death-personal-life-and-more\/#More_Facts_About_Yamini_Krishnamurthy\" >More Facts About Yamini Krishnamurthy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yamini_Krishnamurthy_Biography\"><\/span>Yamini Krishnamurthy Biography <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the biography of Yamini Krishnamurthy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Full Name<\/td><td>Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Profession\/Famous for <\/td><td>Indian Classical Dancer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Date of birth or age <\/td><td>20 December 1940<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Death<\/td><td>Died on 3rd August 2024<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Birth Place or Native <\/td><td>Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Dance Styles <\/td><td>Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Husband<\/td><td>Unmarried<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Father<\/td><td>Krishnamurti (Sanskrit Scholar)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Dance School<\/td><td> She learned Bharatnatyam in Kalakshetra School of Dance, Chennai under Rukmini Devi Arundale<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Awards<\/td><td>\nPadma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240803_2222395092258584460700091-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\" 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id=\"Yamini_Krishnamurthy_Personal_Life_and_Dancing_Career\"><\/span>Yamini Krishnamurthy Personal Life and Dancing Career <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Classical dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy was born into a Telugu Speaking educated family in Madanapalle Andhra Pradesh. Her Father was a Sanskrit Scholar and Her Grandfather was known for Urdu Poetry. Yamini Krishnamurthy joined Kala Kshetra Dance school in Chennai which was founded by Popular Bharatanatyam Dancer Rukmini Arandel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her father sacrificed most of his career to train her daughter in classical dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nationalherald_2024-08_13dc4d28-fe38-4510-88c2-0c264f3a33b8_yamini8519743516784175000.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nationalherald_2024-08_13dc4d28-fe38-4510-88c2-0c264f3a33b8_yamini8519743516784175000.webp 360w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nationalherald_2024-08_13dc4d28-fe38-4510-88c2-0c264f3a33b8_yamini8519743516784175000-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yamini Krishnamurthy young age photos <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She gave her first performance in 1956. She further evolved her dancing skills under the guidance of Kanchipuram <em>Ellappa Pillai<\/em> and <em>Tanjavur Kittappapillai<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of 21, She learnt Kuchipudi in Madras from notable scholar <em>Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Shastri<\/em>. She even spent learning Kuchipudi at <em>Chinta Krishna Murthy<\/em> and <em>Pasumarthi Venugopala Krishna Sharma.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Facts_About_Yamini_Krishnamurthy\"><\/span>More Facts About Yamini Krishnamurthy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With her passion for classical dance,&nbsp; she also learnt Odissi apart from Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She gave many stage shows globally. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yamini Krishnamurthy received a doctorate from Shri Venkateswara University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She had served as <em>Asthana Narthaki<\/em> (Court Classical Dancer) of Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam(TTD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She received Padma Shri in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yamini Krishnamurthy was a famous Indian Classical dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. 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