Bharatanatyam doyen Yamini Krishnamurthy dies at 84

New Delhi: Bharatanatyam veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died at the Apollo hospital here 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.