# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dandin
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:19:40.134Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dandin"
name: "Daṇḍin"
slug: "dandin"
description: "Daṇḍi or Daṇḍin was an Indian Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances. He is one of the best-known writers in Indian history."
tagline: "A Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances, famously celebrated for his \"Padalalitya\" (fluidity and beauty of words)."
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "501"
deathDate: "700"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.68
  momentum:             4.726027397260276
  historical:           19.16159333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Dandin"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Dandin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandin"
    title: "Dandin"
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    title: "Daṇḍin"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Dandin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Дандин"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "దండి (కవి)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Дандін"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190757"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump