Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
Kannada poet awarded the title Rashtrakavi; known for lyrical and devotional poetry (1883–1963)
M. Govinda Pai
1883–1963, born Manjeshwar, writes in Kannada, poet
Manjeshwar Govinda Pai, also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was an Indian Kannada-language poet. He was awarded the first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government. Rashtrakavi M. Govinda Pai was the one who put Manjeshwara(Karnataka) on the literary map of India.
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Also writing in Kannada
Chandrashekhara Kambara
b. 1937writer
D. R. Bendre
1896–1981Kannada poet (1896–1981)
Devanur Mahadeva
b. 1948writer
K. Shivaram Karanth
1902–1997writer (1902-1997)
Kuvempu
1904–1994poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994)