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{{short description|Indian Mohiniyattam dancer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = V. K. Hymavathy
| birth_name =
| image =
| caption =
| alias = Kalamandalam Hymavathy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|10|12}}
| birth_place = [[Thrissur district]], Kerala
| spouse = Chandrasekharan
| children = 1
| parents = Krishna Warrier<br>Parvati warrier
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Dancer, Dance teacher
| known for = [[Indian Classical Dance]]/ [[Mohiniyattam]]
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br>[[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Gurupooja Award<br>[[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]
}}
'''V. K. Hymavathy''' popularly known as '''Kalamandalam Hymavathy''' is a [[Mohiniyattam]] dancer and dance teacher from [[Kerala]], India. She received several awards including [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja Award and [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]].

==Biography==
V. K. Hymavathy was born on 12 October 1955, to Krishna Warrier of Peringode, Thrissur and Parvathy Warrier of Machad.<ref name="Deshabhimani">{{cite news |title=ഗുരുവിന് ആദരം; 1500 നർത്തകിമാർ വേദിയിൽ |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/women/news-women-24-04-2018/720984 |work=Deshabhimani |language=ml}}</ref> Her father was a physician. Her family moved to Cheruthuruthi when she was one year old. At the age of five, she started learning dance under Chandrika, and [[Kathakali]] under Sankaranarayanan Asan.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/> She performed dance in [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] at the age of 12, with her sister Rugmini. Later, she joined Kalamandalam to study dance, under [[Kalamandalam Satyabhama]], Leelamani and Chandrika and completed her diploma course at the age of 16.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>

After marriage, at the age of 19 she moved to [[Calcutta]] but returned soon to Kerala when she got a job as Mohiniyattam teacher in Kalamandalam.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/> While working at Kalamandalam, Hymavathy studied [[Kuchipudi]] under [[Kalamandalam Kshemavathy]].<ref name="Deshabhimani"/> After 33 years of service, she retired from Kalamandalam as Head of the Department of Mohiniyattam, and later joined Kalady Sanskrit University as a Visiting Professor.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>

===Personallife===
She and her husband Chandrasekharan have one son.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/> They lives in their house ''Srikrishnasadanam'' in [[Cheruthuruthy]], Thrissur district.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>

==Notable performances==
Under the guidance of Hymavathy, ''Daivadasakam'', written by [[Narayana Guru]] was visualized in the form of Mohiniyattam by 1500 dancers.<ref>{{cite news |title=1500 Mohiniyattam dancers visualize 'Daivadasakam' prayer song |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/1500-mohiniyattam-dancers-visualize-daivadasakam-prayer-song-sree-narayana-guru-kalamandalam-hymavathi-guinness-record-limca-record-1.2759109 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

==Works on her==
''Mohanam'' and ''Cholkettu'' are two documentaries made about Hymavathy and her dance career.<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>

==Awards and honours==
*[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>
*Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja Award 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=Gurupooja Awards |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/gurupooja/454 | publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala | accessdate=6 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] 2016<ref>{{cite news |title=സംഗീതനാടക അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ നല്കി |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/article-1.1997464 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en |archive-date=4 February 2022 |access-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103620/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/article-1.1997464 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Kaladarpanam Award<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>
*Lasyamohini Award from Kerala Kalamandalam<ref name="Deshabhimani"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}

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[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Mohiniyattam dancers]]
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[[Category:Women artists from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dancers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:People from Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]

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