Perla Krishna Bhat is no more

One of the best Sanskrit scholar and noted Yakshagana Talamaddale ‘arthadhaari’ Perla Krishna Bhat died in Perla, Kasaragod district of Kerala on September 2, 2013. He was 91. Yakshagana lost another star. He

had played the roles of Krishna, Rama, Athikaya, Angada, Vibheeshana, Brihannale, etc. He had also authored several works in Kannada and Sanskrit, Kiratharjuniya(Translation), Paaaduka Pradana(play), Thalamaddale(play), Bhagawan Parashurama (Translation), Bhagavan Buddha (Biography), Mahabharatha Upaakhyanagalu (Collection of stories), Madhuru Shri Siddhivinayaka Suprabhatham (Sanskrit) Manjunatheshwara Suprabhatham (Sanskrit), Rigvedeeya Nityakarma Vidhi (Sanskrit - Kannada) to name a few. Some of these have been included as the text books in Kerala Government school syllabus.