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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]).
Rashtrakavi is the honorarium, initially awarded by Madras Government in 1949 March. 5 Poets, including Manjeshwara Govinda Pai were felicitated as Rashtra Kavi.. Karnataka State Government awarded Dr Kuvempu as RashtraKavi in 1964 and then Dr G S Shivarudrappa in 2006.
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)
Shivarudrappa was honoured with the title of Rashtrakavi (Sanskrit for "Poet of the Nation") by the Government of Karnataka during the Suvarna Karnataka (Golden Jubilee celebrations of Karnataka) occasion on 1 November, the Kannada Rajyotsava day, 2006. [6] He was the third Kannada poet to be honoured with this title, after Govinda Pai and Kuvempu.
Kuvempu is a case in point who was convinced by his professor (of British origin) that he should write in his mother tongue. Kuvempu went on to become a "Rashtrakavi" (national poet). His love of nature, realisation of the greatness of man's spirit and the vision to see the blend of nature and God made him more than Kannada's Wordsworth.
Dr. Rohini Mohan (Kannada: ರೋಹಿಣಿ ಮೋಹನ್) is a sugama sangeetha singer from Karnataka.She is known for her bhava-filled renditions. [1] Rashtrakavi Kuvempu was so impressed by her singing that he asked her to record his compositions without orchestra.
For his contributions to Kannada Literature, the Government of Karnataka decorated him with the honorific Rashtrakavi ("National Poet") in 1964 and Karnataka Ratna ("The Gem of Karnataka") in 1992. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1988. He penned the Karnataka State Anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate.
Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (8 September 1938 – 5 April 2007 [1]) was a prominent Indian writer and novelist in Kannada.He also worked as a photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist.