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Manjeshwar Govinda Pai (23 March 1883 – 6 September 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 Presidency prior to the linguistic reorganisation of States on 1 November 1956 [ 2 ] ).
According to the scholar R.S. Mugali, Vaddaradhane is one of the finest pieces of Jain literature, which stands out by itself in all of Kannada literature. [4] In addition to religious content describing the lives of Jain saints (Jainas), [1] it treats on Jain tenets regarding the torments of flesh and spirit, interpretations of fate (), rebirth and the plight of humans on earth.
M. Govinda Pai, Kannada poet who received first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government [251] Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer [252] Narsinh Mehta, Gujarati Saint poet who is considered as Adi Kavi. His bhajan Vaishnav Jan To was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite [253]
Manjeshwar Ganapathi Rao Aigal (1881–1944) was a historian and served as a teacher in Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada. He was the author of Dakshina Kannada Jilleya Prachina Itihasa (Ancient History of Dakshina Kannada), published in 1923. [1]
Class Year Degree College Notability References M. Govinda Pai: Kannada poet and writer, Rashtrakavi (1949) Madhavan Ayyappath: poet and writer Sachchidananda Vatsyayan: 1927 Hindi poet and writer, Jnanpith Award (1978), Sahitya Akademi Award (1964) Srirangam Srinivasarao: Telugu poet and lyricist, Sahitya Akademi Award (1972) Kuzhanthai: Tamil ...
Rashtrakavi is an Indian title meaning "National Poet" and may refer to: . Dursa Arha (1535–1655); Subramania Bharati (1882–1921); Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1965); Kuvempu (1904–1994)
As a result, many Buddhist temples were taken over by Hindu traditions. According to M. Govinda Pai this temple was known as Kadri Manjunatha where is Manjunatha relates to Shiva and Kadri is derived from Kadri Vihara which was Buddhist monastery of the Vajrayana cult. [6]
Ferdinand Kittel (1832–1903), Christian missionary and Kannada writer. The nascent beginnings of modern Kannada literature can be traced to the early 19th century under the stewardship of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, the ruler of the princely state of Mysore, and court poets who attempted to steer away from the ancient champu form of prose and popularize prose renderings of Sanskrit ...