Sambasivan
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Sambasivan is the given name of Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sambasivan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2205528 — 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: Sambasivan Context triple: [Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, givenName, Sambasivan]
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A.
Shabara Svamin
Shabara Svamin was an influential early Indian philosopher and commentator whose work on the Mimamsa school’s foundational texts significantly shaped Hindu ritual and hermeneutic thought.
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B.
Saketa
Saketa is the ancient name of the historic Indian city now known as Ayodhya, a major cultural and religious center in Hindu tradition.
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C.
Nammalvar
Nammalvar was a revered Tamil Vaishnavite saint and poet whose devotional hymns form a central part of the Divya Prabandham in Sri Vaishnavism.
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D.
Seeman
Seeman is an Indian Tamil film director, actor, and prominent political leader who heads the Naam Tamilar Katchi party in Tamil Nadu.
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E.
Sundar
Sundar is the given name of Sundar Pichai, the Indian-American CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google.
- 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: Sambasivan Target entity description: Sambasivan is the given name of Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution.
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A.
Shabara Svamin
Shabara Svamin was an influential early Indian philosopher and commentator whose work on the Mimamsa school’s foundational texts significantly shaped Hindu ritual and hermeneutic thought.
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B.
Saketa
Saketa is the ancient name of the historic Indian city now known as Ayodhya, a major cultural and religious center in Hindu tradition.
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C.
Nammalvar
Nammalvar was a revered Tamil Vaishnavite saint and poet whose devotional hymns form a central part of the Divya Prabandham in Sri Vaishnavism.
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D.
Seeman
Seeman is an Indian Tamil film director, actor, and prominent political leader who heads the Naam Tamilar Katchi party in Tamil Nadu.
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E.
Sundar
Sundar is the given name of Sundar Pichai, the Indian-American CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural scientist
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geneticist ⓘ person ⓘ plant breeder ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Einstein World Science Award
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Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Padma Vibhushan ⓘ Ramon Magsaysay Award ⓘ World Food Prize ⓘ |
| birthName | Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Madras ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| familyName | Swaminathan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural science
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food security ⓘ genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| founded | M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ⓘ |
| givenName | Sambasivan self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Father of India’s Green Revolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development and introduction of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in India
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leadership in India’s Green Revolution ⓘ work on food security in India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Malayalam ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| movement |
Green Revolution
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surface form:
Green Revolution in India
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| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableIdea | evergreen revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork | policies and recommendations of India’s National Commission on Farmers ⓘ |
| occupation |
agricultural scientist
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geneticist ⓘ plant breeder ⓘ policy advocate ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Monkombu, Kerala, India ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the National Commission on Farmers, India
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Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ⓘ President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature ⓘ Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Government of India ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Food and Agriculture Organization
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surface form:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ⓘ International Rice Research Institute ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sambasivan Description of subject: Sambasivan is the given name of Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan