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'''Bolanthur Krishna Prabhu''' was a [[Konkani people|Konkani]] Dramatist and Poet. His musical "Chandrahas" in 1912, is believed to be the first<br />
Konkani stage musical.<ref>Chandrahasa Nataka publication</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Krishna Prabhu born on 13 November 1882 at Bolanthur, [[Bantwal taluk|Bantwal Taluk]] 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.<ref name="DW">[http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=245 Daiji World: The Secret of Bantwal Victoria]</ref><br />
He established a publishing company, which was only the second press in Bantwal, after the Basel Mission.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}<br />
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==Literary works==<br />
Bolanthur Krishna Prabhu wrote ''Chandrahas Natak''<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1YILeUD_oZUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Konkani+Literature&hl=en&ei=fXQlTaylLY3yrQeG3YDHDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false 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]] 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 State|Madras government]].<ref name="DW" /><br />
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