# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/r-shamasastry
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:09:02.561Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/r-shamasastry"
name: "R. Shamasastry"
slug: "r-shamasastry"
description: "Rudrapatna Shamasastry (1868–1944) was a Sanskrit scholar and librarian at the Oriental Research Institute Mysore. He re-discovered and published the Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy."
tagline: "Sanskrit scholar"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1868-01-02"
deathDate: "1944-01-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.5
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.222716
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "ಆರ್. ಶಾಮಾ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ആർ. ശ്യാമശാസ്ത്രി"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ஆர். சாமாசாத்திரி"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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