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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 [250] Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer [251] Narsinh Mehta, Gujarati Saint poet who is considered as Adi Kavi. His bhajan Vaishnav Jan To was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite [252]
This is a list of available epics in the Kannada language (also called purana, in prose or poem), a South Indian language. Based on his research, the Kannada scholar L.S. Sheshagiri Rao claims that starting with the earliest available epic Adipurana by Pampa (939 C.E), Kannada writers have created a rich and active epic tradition.
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.
The Pampa Award (or Pampa Prashasti) is a literary award in the Indian state of Karnataka.The award was established in 1987 by the government of Karnataka.It is the highest literary honor conferred by the Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka State, and recognises works written in the Kannada language (1 of the 22 official languages of India).
Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter Books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002), OCLC 7796041 Prof K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar , 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002), ISBN 0-19-560686-8
Kannada: (Language. Grammar. Prosody. Old Kannada) ... M. Govinda Pai; Maa Naa Chowdappa ... created 40,000 crosswords; name mentioned in LIMCA Book of Records 2015 ...