Bharatanatyam doyen Yamini Krishnamurthy passes away at 84

Krishnamurthy's mortal remains will be brought to her institute

Bharatanatyam veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy. (Express Archive Photo)

Bharatanatyam veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died at the Apollo hospital on Saturday. She was 84.

“She was suffering from age-related issues and was in the ICU for the last seven months,” Krishnamurthy’s manager and secretary Ganesh told PTI.

Krishnamurthy’s mortal remains will be brought to her institute — Yamini School of Dance — at 9 am on Sunday. The details of her last rites are yet to be finalised.

Krishnamurthy is survived by two sisters.

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