Abanindranath Tagore
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Abanindranath Tagore was a pioneering Indian painter and writer, best known as the founder of the Bengal School of Art and a key figure in the cultural nationalism of early 20th-century India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abanindranath Tagore canonical | 10 |
| Abanindranath | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963113 — 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: Abanindranath Tagore Context triple: [Jorasanko Thakur Bari, associatedWith, Abanindranath Tagore]
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A.
Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose was a pioneering Indian modernist painter and key figure of the Bengal School of Art, renowned for his contributions to nationalist art and for illustrating the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution.
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B.
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij was a pioneering Indian modernist sculptor and painter, celebrated for his monumental public sculptures and his influential role in shaping modern Indian art.
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C.
Dwijendranath Tagore
Dwijendranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, mathematician, and one of the earliest modern thinkers of the Tagore family, known for his contributions to literature and intellectual life in 19th-century Bengal.
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D.
Satyendranath Tagore
Satyendranath Tagore was an Indian civil servant, writer, and social reformer best known as the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service and for his contributions to Bengali literature and women's emancipation.
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E.
Jyotirindranath Tagore
Jyotirindranath Tagore was a Bengali playwright, musician, editor, and painter from the Tagore family, known for his significant contributions to 19th-century Bengali literature and theatre.
- 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: Abanindranath Tagore Target entity description: Abanindranath Tagore was a pioneering Indian painter and writer, best known as the founder of the Bengal School of Art and a key figure in the cultural nationalism of early 20th-century India.
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A.
Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose was a pioneering Indian modernist painter and key figure of the Bengal School of Art, renowned for his contributions to nationalist art and for illustrating the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution.
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B.
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij was a pioneering Indian modernist sculptor and painter, celebrated for his monumental public sculptures and his influential role in shaping modern Indian art.
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C.
Dwijendranath Tagore
Dwijendranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, mathematician, and one of the earliest modern thinkers of the Tagore family, known for his contributions to literature and intellectual life in 19th-century Bengal.
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D.
Satyendranath Tagore
Satyendranath Tagore was an Indian civil servant, writer, and social reformer best known as the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service and for his contributions to Bengali literature and women's emancipation.
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E.
Jyotirindranath Tagore
Jyotirindranath Tagore was a Bengali playwright, musician, editor, and painter from the Tagore family, known for his significant contributions to 19th-century Bengali literature and theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian artist
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Indian writer ⓘ founder of artistic movement ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1871-08-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Jorasanko, Calcutta
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surface form:
Jorasanko, Calcutta, British India
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| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1951-12-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Calcutta
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surface form:
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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| employer |
Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta
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surface form:
Government School of Art, Calcutta
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| ethnicGroup | Bengali ⓘ |
| familyName | Tagore ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art education
ⓘ
literature ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| founded | Bengal School of Art ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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historical fiction ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| givenName |
Abanindranath Tagore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abanindranath
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| influenced |
Asit Kumar Haldar
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Kshitindranath Majumdar ⓘ Nandalal Bose ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
E. B. Havell
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surface form:
E.B. Havell
Japanese wash technique ⓘ Mughal paintings ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal miniature painting
Rajput painting ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Bengali ⓘ |
| memberOf | Tagore family ⓘ |
| movement |
Bengal School of Art
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Indian cultural nationalism ⓘ Indian nationalist art movement ⓘ Swadeshi movement ⓘ
surface form:
Swadeshi movement (cultural wing)
|
| name | Abanindranath Tagore self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
revival of indigenous Indian art traditions
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spiritual and symbolic nationalism in art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Arabian Nights
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surface form:
Arabian Nights series
Bharat Mata Mandir ⓘ
surface form:
Bharat Mata
Khirer Putul ⓘ Krishna leela ⓘ
surface form:
Krishna Lila series
Rajkahini ⓘ The Passing of Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| occupation |
art teacher
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illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Vice-Principal of Government School of Art, Calcutta ⓘ |
| relative | Rabindranath Tagore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abanindranath Tagore Description of subject: Abanindranath Tagore was a pioneering Indian painter and writer, best known as the founder of the Bengal School of Art and a key figure in the cultural nationalism of early 20th-century India.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abanindranath