Mehra family
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The Mehra family is the central household in Vikram Seth’s novel "A Suitable Boy," around whose members’ lives, relationships, and search for a suitable husband for Lata Mehra the story revolves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mehra family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21108847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mehra family Context triple: [A Suitable Boy, followsFamily, Mehra family]
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A.
Sandhanwalia family
The Sandhanwalia family is a prominent Sikh aristocratic lineage historically influential in the politics and succession struggles of the Sikh Empire.
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B.
Khosla family
The Khosla family is an Indian-origin family known for its prominent members in business, technology, and philanthropy, including figures such as educator and philanthropist Neeru Khosla.
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C.
Sodhi family
The Sodhi family is a prominent Sikh lineage traditionally recognized as the descendants of Guru Ram Das and associated with several of the Sikh Gurus’ direct heirs.
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D.
Nimbalkar family
The Nimbalkar family is a prominent Maratha noble lineage historically associated with regional power and alliances in medieval Maharashtra, including ties to figures such as Saibai, the first wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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E.
Thakur family
The Thakur family, better known internationally as the Tagore family, is a prominent Bengali lineage renowned for its profound contributions to literature, music, art, and social reform in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mehra family Target entity description: The Mehra family is the central household in Vikram Seth’s novel "A Suitable Boy," around whose members’ lives, relationships, and search for a suitable husband for Lata Mehra the story revolves.
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A.
Sandhanwalia family
The Sandhanwalia family is a prominent Sikh aristocratic lineage historically influential in the politics and succession struggles of the Sikh Empire.
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B.
Khosla family
The Khosla family is an Indian-origin family known for its prominent members in business, technology, and philanthropy, including figures such as educator and philanthropist Neeru Khosla.
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C.
Sodhi family
The Sodhi family is a prominent Sikh lineage traditionally recognized as the descendants of Guru Ram Das and associated with several of the Sikh Gurus’ direct heirs.
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D.
Nimbalkar family
The Nimbalkar family is a prominent Maratha noble lineage historically associated with regional power and alliances in medieval Maharashtra, including ties to figures such as Saibai, the first wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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E.
Thakur family
The Thakur family, better known internationally as the Tagore family, is a prominent Bengali lineage renowned for its profound contributions to literature, music, art, and social reform in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.