Sentence 1: Vempati Chinna Satyam ( October 15 , 1929 -- July 29 , 2012 ) was a Kuchipudi dancer and a guru of the Indian dance form .
Sentence 2: Vempati Chinna Satyam ( October 15 , 1929 - July 29 , 2012 ) was a Kuchipudi dancer and a guru of the Indian dance form .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?