Bolanthur Krishna Prabhu was a

Konkani __NOTOC__ Konkani may refer to: Language * Konkani language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India. * Konkani alphabets, different scripts used to write the language **Konkani in the Roman script, one of the scripts used to ...

Dramatist and Poet. His musical "Chandrahas" in 1912, is believed to be the first Konkani stage musical.

Early life

Krishna Prabhu born on 13 November 1882 at Bolanthur,

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in to a Konkani speaking Goud Saraswat Brahmin family of father, Govinda, and mother, Pommie. His maternal uncle, Soukar Srinivasa Prabhu of Bantwal, who had no male issue, brought him to Bantwal where he studied up to 7th standard in the Mission School.Daiji World: The Secret of Bantwal Victoria
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Literary works

Bolanthur Krishna Prabhu wrote ''Chandrahas Natak''Google Books: History of Konkani Literature
/ref> and it saw four editions. His other works include ''Prahlada Charitre'', ''Draupadi Vastrapaharana'', ''Dhruvacharitre'', ''Krishna Janmashtami'', ''Nalacharitre'', and ''Shri Krishna-Satyabhama Samwada''. His

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

Work ''Sannavara Subodha Shataka'' is a collection of poems to impart ethics and morals to the young. It was prescribed as a school text book under the Madras government.

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