# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/venkatamakhin
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:31:09.586Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/venkatamakhin"
name: "Venkatamakhin"
slug: "venkatamakhin"
description: "Venkatamakhin or Venkatamakhi, was an Indian poet, musician, and musicologist of Carnatic music. He is renowned for his Chaturdandiprakashika in which he explicates the melakarta system of classifying ragas. Venkatamakhin composed geethams and prabandhas, as well as 24 ashtapadis in praise of Lord Thyagaraja of Tiruvarur."
tagline: "Musicologist, composer"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.878222666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump