VISAKHAPATNAM: Yamini Krishnamurti, a doyenne of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi who straddled the worlds of classical dance and music with equal ease, handed away on Saturday whereas present process therapy at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.
She was 84, and had been ailing for a while with age-related well being points.
Born in 1940 at Madanapalle in Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh to Sanskrit scholar M Krishnamurti, Yamini was not only a main gentle of Bharatanatyam, however was additionally a grasp of Odissi, popularised Kuchipudi each nationally and internationally, and was a proficient Carnatic musician.
She typically mixed her dance performances with singing.
Yamini was honoured with Padma Shri in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001, and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. She additionally served as ‘Asthana Narthaki’ at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
For her contribution to the enrichment of Bharatanatyam, she acquired the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1977.
Yamini started her dance journey on the tender age of 5, when she launched into Bharatanatyam coaching at Kalakshetra in Chennai (then Madras) below the legendary Rukmini Devi Arundale. She additionally skilled below the late Vidwan Ellappa Pillai of Kancheepuram.
Below the tutelage of famend gurus, she mastered the intricacies of this dance type, later increasing her repertoire to incorporate Kuchipudi and Odissi.
Her debut efficiency in 1957 marked the start of a stellar profession characterised by the innovation and the artistry.
Yamini’s distinctive strategy to rhythm and her potential to infuse conventional kinds with up to date interpretations revolutionised Bharatanatyam.
Her pursuits and affect prolonged past dance, as she excelled in classical singing, veena enjoying, and the examine of Hindu scriptures. She additionally based a Bharatanatyam dance college in Delhi, the place she skilled numerous dancers.
She additionally contributed articles on varied facets of dance traditions to main journals of the nation, and authored a e-book titled ‘A Ardour For Dance: My Autobiography’.
Via her artistry and mentorship, she impressed generations of dancers and continued to be a beacon of excellence on the earth of classical dance.
Her physique shall be delivered to her dance college in Delhi on Sunday. A choice on the ultimate rites is but to be taken.
She was 84, and had been ailing for a while with age-related well being points.
Born in 1940 at Madanapalle in Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh to Sanskrit scholar M Krishnamurti, Yamini was not only a main gentle of Bharatanatyam, however was additionally a grasp of Odissi, popularised Kuchipudi each nationally and internationally, and was a proficient Carnatic musician.
She typically mixed her dance performances with singing.
Yamini was honoured with Padma Shri in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001, and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. She additionally served as ‘Asthana Narthaki’ at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
For her contribution to the enrichment of Bharatanatyam, she acquired the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1977.
Yamini started her dance journey on the tender age of 5, when she launched into Bharatanatyam coaching at Kalakshetra in Chennai (then Madras) below the legendary Rukmini Devi Arundale. She additionally skilled below the late Vidwan Ellappa Pillai of Kancheepuram.
Below the tutelage of famend gurus, she mastered the intricacies of this dance type, later increasing her repertoire to incorporate Kuchipudi and Odissi.
Her debut efficiency in 1957 marked the start of a stellar profession characterised by the innovation and the artistry.
Yamini’s distinctive strategy to rhythm and her potential to infuse conventional kinds with up to date interpretations revolutionised Bharatanatyam.
Her pursuits and affect prolonged past dance, as she excelled in classical singing, veena enjoying, and the examine of Hindu scriptures. She additionally based a Bharatanatyam dance college in Delhi, the place she skilled numerous dancers.
She additionally contributed articles on varied facets of dance traditions to main journals of the nation, and authored a e-book titled ‘A Ardour For Dance: My Autobiography’.
Via her artistry and mentorship, she impressed generations of dancers and continued to be a beacon of excellence on the earth of classical dance.
Her physique shall be delivered to her dance college in Delhi on Sunday. A choice on the ultimate rites is but to be taken.
