Manjeshwar Govinda Pai (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 Kerala 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 map of
India.