Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy was awarded which of the following awards in 2016?

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 06 Dec 2022 Shift 1)

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The correct answer is Padma Vibhushan.

Key Points:

The "Yamini school of Dance" was established by Yamini Krishnamurthy in Delhi in 1990.
She has also produced a unique dancing programme for the Doordarshan channel.
The critics gave her book "A Passion for Dance" positive reviews.
Throughout her dance career, she received numerous honours, including the Padma Shree (1968), Padma Bhushan (2001), and Padma Vibhushan (2016), two of the highest civilian awards given out by the Indian Republic.

Additional Information:

One of India's first classical dancers was Yamini Krishnamurthy.
She has received training in both Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, two contrasting dancing styles.
She was born in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, on December 20, 1940.
At Chennai's Kalakshetra School of Dance, Yamini Krishnamurthy studied Bharatnatyam under Rukmini Devi Arundale.
Later, she received training from illustrious teachers like Thanjavur Kittappa Pillai and Kanchipuram Ellappa Pillai.
Under the instruction of Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Shastri, Chinta Krishnamurthy, and Pasumarthy Venugopal Krishna Sharma, she learned Kuchipudi.