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Yamini Krishnamurthy

1940 - 2024

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Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (20 December 1940 – 3 August 2024) was an Indian classical dancer recognized for her contributions to Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. She was a recipient of the Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Vibhushan (2016) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1977). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yamini Krishnamurthy is the 91st most popular dancer (down from 84th in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from India (down from 661st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Yamini Krishnamurthy ranks 91 out of 116. Before her are Yvonne Rainer, Doris Humphrey, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Hryhorii Chapkis, Dušanka Sifnios, and Jin Xing. After her are Svetlana Zakharova, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Balasaraswati, Robert Helpmann, Sonal Mansingh, and Antony Tudor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Yamini Krishnamurthy ranks 522. Before her are Rinnat Safin, Elwyn Berlekamp, Chris Menges, Bruno Nicolè, Ernesto Cisneros, and Juliet Mitchell. After her are Tom Brokaw, Arati Saha, Dmitri Prigov, Danièle Sallenave, John Castle, and Tommy Troelsen. Among people deceased in 2024, Yamini Krishnamurthy ranks 436. Before her are Janusz Majewski, Mustapha Moussa, David Bordwell, Kenjiro Shinozuka, Achim Müller, and Thomas Hylland Eriksen. After her are José Carlos de Almeida, Steve Albini, Edward Lowassa, Rupert Keegan, Aigars Fadejevs, and Wolfgang de Beer.

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In India

Among people born in India, Yamini Krishnamurthy ranks 850 out of 1,861. Before her are Fareed Zakaria (1964), Kalyan Singh (1932), Harold Walden (1887), Madhavrao I (1745), Kashibai (1703), and Cyrus Mistry (1968). After her are Arati Saha (1940), Nita Ambani (1963), Rakesh Roshan (1949), R. H. Tawney (1880), Saroo Brierley (1981), and Baji Rao II (1775).

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Among DANCERS In India

Among dancers born in India, Yamini Krishnamurthy ranks 3. Before her are Birju Maharaj (1937), and Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904). After her are Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Balasaraswati (1918), Sonal Mansingh (1944), Kapila Vatsyayan (1928), Padma Subrahmanyam (1943), Saroj Khan (1948), Geeta Kapur (1973), and Vaibhavi Merchant (1975).

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