Panje Mangesh Rao (1874–1937) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote short stories, essays, poems and children's rhymes in Kannada.
He wrote Huthariya haadu, Naagara haave, Koti chennaya, Gudugudu Gummata Devaru, Maathaado raamappa.
In 1934, he was elected President of All India Kannada Conference held at Raichur, then under the Nizam of Hyderabad's rule.
Distinguished littérateurs such as Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, Shivaram Karanth and Kuvempu had paid rich tribute in moving terms.
Huttari Hadu (Harvest Song), another famous composition, praises the Kodava people and their land Kodagu.