What is "dandin"

Dandin can refer to:

• Dandin, Middle East audio platform.
• Daṇḍin, 6th-7th century Sanskrit writer
• The Dandin Group, a wireless internet thinktank
• Dandin the Sword Carrier, a character appearing in Mariel of Redwall and The Bellmaker, two books from the fictional Redwall series by Brian Jacques.

Daṇḍin was a seventh- to eighth-century Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances, and 'is one of the best-known writers in all of Asian history'. A range of evidence points to an association with the Pallava dynasty and its court at Kanchipuram in modern-day Tamil Nadu. His writings were all in Sanskrit.

Dandin (Arabic: دندن ) is a music platform and sound-hosting website for the Middle East. Established in Egypt in October 2013, Dandin is a platform that focusses on highlighting emerging talent from the region.