Veteran scholar Perla Krishna Bhat no more

Mangalore Today News Network

Perla, Sep 3, 2013 : Well-known scholar, orator, teacher, Yakshagana artiste Vidwan Perla S Krishna Bhat (90), who was popularly known as Perla Panditaru, passed away at his residence here on September 2 afternoon. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

perla krishna 1 A multi-faceted personality, Perla Krishna Bhat was born at Padre on May 16, 1923. He had secured the Vidwan title in Sanskrit, Rashtra Bhasha Praveena in Hindi and had studied upto intermediate in English medium. He had served as a Hindi Teacher for over 30 years at the Perla Sri Satyanarayana High School.

Also a well known Yakshagana artiste, his roles as Krishna,Rama, Vibhishana and Brahannale had been widely acclaimed. He was also a versatile writer who had authored several works including Paaduka Pradana (Drama), Talamaddale (Skit), Bhagavan Parashurama (Translation), Jaathre mattu ithara Kathegalu(translation), Bhagavan Budda (Biography), Mahabharatha Upakhyanagalu ( collection of stories) etc.

Some of his works have even been prescribed as text books.

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