M. Govinda Pai

Manjeshwar Govinda Pai
Born	(1883-03-23)23 March 1883 Manjeshwara, South Canara district, Madras Presidency, British India (now Kasaragod District, Kerala, India)
Died	6 September 1963(1963-09-06) (aged 80)
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Krishna Bai

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^[1]). Rashtrakavi M. Govinda Pai was the one who put Manjeshwara(now in Kerala) on the literary map of India.^[2]