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Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (born 20 December 1940) is an Indian dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing.
Yamini KrishnamurthyYamini 'Poornatilaka' Krishnamurthy, better known as Yamini Krishnamurthy is a renowned Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer. She is also considered as the torch-bearer of the Kuchipudi form of dance.
Yamini Krishnamurthy (born December 20, 1940, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a dancer of bharata natyam and other classical Indian styles who was an influential force in India’s dance world for decades.
May 18, 2016 · Yamini Krishnamurthy at her dance academy. For Mungara, a six-year-old Telugu-speaking girl growing up in Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu in the ’50s, there was something mystical about the 2,000-year-old Thillai Natarajah Temple that stood not far from her house.
Having achieved so much, Yamini Krishnamurthy lives a quiet and peaceful life in south Delhi’s Haus Khaz. A TV anchor once asked her, 'Do you feel lonely '? “No,” she answered.
Yamini Krishnamurthy has the honor of being `Asthana Nartaki` (resident dancer) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, most sacrosanct temples of India and `Sangeet Natak Academy Award` in 1977. Her dancing career brought her many awards, including the Padma Shree in1968 and the Padma Bhushan in 2001, which are among the highest civilian awards ...
Yamini Purna Tilaka Krishnamurthy alias Yamini Krishnamurthy, accomplished Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer who has dedicated her life to Indian classical dance for decades, was born in 1940, in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh. She hails from an eminent family which was more literarily than artistically inclined.
