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Panje Mangesh Rao
Indian writer and poet (1874–1937)
Panje Mangesh Rao | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1874-02-22)22 February 1874 Bantwal |
| Died | 1937 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupation | Headmaster, Author |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1874–1937 |
| Genre | Folklore, Poetry, Translation |
| Literary movement | Navodaya |
Panje Mangesh Rao (1874–1937) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote short stories, essays, poems and children's rhymes in Kannada. He is known as 'kavishishya'. He wrote Huthariya haadu, Naagara haave, Koti chennaya, Gudugudu Gummata Devaru, Maathaado raamappa.
Life
Mangesh Rao's ancestors hailed from Panje, now in Dakshina Kannada. He was born on 22 February 1874 to Ramappayya and Seethamma, Chitrapur Saraswat KonkaniBrahmins, and had six siblings. After finishing primary schooling, in Bantwal, he had to go to Mangalore to study in high school. His proficiency in Kannada brought him a Kannada translator's job, on a monthly salary of twenty rupees, even b