M. Govinda Pai

Manjeshwar Govinda Pai (Kannada : )(1883–1963), also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was a Kannada poet. He was awarded the first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government (Kasaragod district was part of South Kanara district of Madras state prior to the linguistic reorganisation of States on 1 November 1956 ). Rashtrakavi M. Govinda Pai was the one who put Manjeshwar on the literary maps of India.