title: Ganapathi Rao Aigal
text: # Ganapathi Rao Aigal
  
  Manjeshwar Ganapathi Rao Aigal (1881–1944) was a historian and served as a teacher in Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada. He was the author of Dakshina Kannada Jilleya Prachina Itihasa (Ancient History of Dakshina Kannada), published in 1923.
  
  ## Works
  
  * Sthala Puranagalu Series (Mangalore, Kollur, Polali, Kumbale, Subramanya, Dharmasthala, Udyavara) Not available.
  * Sthala Puranagalu Series - Manjeshwara
  * Shri Kashimathada Charithre
  
  ## Documentation of Paād-danāas
  
  Paād-danāas are songs or ballads rendered in Tulu language, describing the origin and the deeds of the legends in the rituals of Bhuta Kola.
  
  * Attavara Daivongulu (1928)
  * Tulu Paddanolu (1933) (Todakinar, Mandattaye, Bobbarya, Kallurti, Kalkuda)
  * Bobbarya
  * Mundatthaye
  