♦ Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died in New Delhi on 3 August 2024. She was 84. She was born on 20 December 1940 in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh. 

♦ She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. She was also conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1977.