Rashtrakavi is the honorarium, initially awarded by Madras Government in 1949 March.
5 Poets, including Manjeshwara Govinda Pai were felicitated as Rashtra Kavi.

Karnataka State Government awarded Dr Kuvempu as RashtraKavi in 1964 and then Dr G S Shivarudrappa in 2006.

Maharashtra State Award felicitated Kavi_Pradeep as RashtraKavi.