Bharatanatyam maestro Yamini Krishnamurthy started learning this traditional art at a very young age. Growing up in a place like Chidambaram, the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee once said that the Karanas carved on the walls of temples had a deep impact on her mind and she was always amazed by the various postures of Nataraja. Her father Krishnamurthy, a Sanskrit scholar, sacrificed his career to support her interest in dance.
She learned Bharatanatyam from Rukmini Devi Arundale at Kalakshetra (Madras). She learned Kachchipudi from great teachers like Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Shastri, Pasumarthi Venu Gopal Sharma, Chinta Krishnamurthy and Vedantam Satyanarayana Sharma. Her training in Odissi was under teachers like Pankaj Charan Das and Kelucharan Mohapatra.
In the last days of her life, she lived in New Delhi and ran an institute called Nritya Kaustubh.
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A file photo of dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy with shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan.
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Yamini Krishnamurthy, who is proficient in the forms of Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Odissi, practised classical dance since her childhood.
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Yamini Krishnamurthy grew up in Chidambaram in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
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This dancer has received the prestigious Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards.
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Yamini learned Kachchipudi from great teachers like Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Pasumarthi Venu Gopal Sharma, Chinta Krishnamurthy and Vedantam Satyanarayana Sharma.
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Yamini Krishnamurthy has always been fascinated by the various postures and sculptures of Nataraja on temple walls.
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Yamini lived in New Delhi and ran an institute called Nritya Kaustubh.
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In 1957, at the age of 17, Yamini Krishnamurthy gave her first solo performance.
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Yamini Krishnamurthy performing Bharatnatyam to aid poor kidney patients organised by Swar Rang.
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Pandit Birju Maharaj and Yamini Krishnamurthy at a function in New Delhi on Friday.
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Yamini Krishnamurthy is renowned for her graceful stage presence, sculptural posture, and expressive eyes.
